“Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; for it is God who is at work in you, enabling you both to will and to work for his good pleasure.” Philippians 2:12-13
Developing and deepening adults in our communities is slow and deep work that takes time. It is an illusion to think people can change and mature quickly. When we slow down, we begin to notice God’s nurturing, shaping work unfolding in the lives of those around us. This is where the real action is.
When we gathered as a VP3 community earlier in the Fall in Kelowna, B.C., one of Wendell Berry’s sabbath poems helped us explore further the nature of this slow and deep work. We read through the poem a few times, imagining Berry walking around his farm, envisioning what is possible with his land, and by so doing, perhaps unearthed a bit of the holiness of the work we are called to. Berry writes, Read More
