Farmers are required to live...
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Farmers are required to live with an overall patient trust in a power beyond themselves, whether they call it God or nature or both. Saint James, therefore, highlights the farmer as the model of patience.
They need certain amounts of both the sunshine and rain, but they can't buy it or hurry its coming. They can only plant the seeds and then wait and trust in the ageless soil to again work its miracle of bringing new life. It takes a lot of time for the sequence to run its course and, for that reason, the farmer is featured as an excellent model for the Christian who waits on God's will to be accomplished.
The close rendezvous with nature teaches the farmer to have a philosophy of life that is normally quite simple and very realistic. A successful farmer in California has his philosophy printed on business cards, which he generously distributes to his friends and associates. Here is some of his patient wisdom:
The greatest sin is fear.
The greatest mistake is giving up.
The most satisfying experience is doing your duty.
The best action you can do is to keep your mind clear and your judgment good.
The biggest fool is the person who lies to himself.
The most majestic thought is God.
The greatest opportunity is the next one.
They need certain amounts of both the sunshine and rain, but they can't buy it or hurry its coming. They can only plant the seeds and then wait and trust in the ageless soil to again work its miracle of bringing new life. It takes a lot of time for the sequence to run its course and, for that reason, the farmer is featured as an excellent model for the Christian who waits on God's will to be accomplished.
The close rendezvous with nature teaches the farmer to have a philosophy of life that is normally quite simple and very realistic. A successful farmer in California has his philosophy printed on business cards, which he generously distributes to his friends and associates. Here is some of his patient wisdom:
The greatest sin is fear.
The greatest mistake is giving up.
The most satisfying experience is doing your duty.
The best action you can do is to keep your mind clear and your judgment good.
The biggest fool is the person who lies to himself.
The most majestic thought is God.
The greatest opportunity is the next one.
