The Community as Green Pasture - Anabaptist (Psalm 23)
A Mennonite farmer faced foreclosure during the farm crisis of the 1980s. His community gathered—not just to pray but to pay. Families contributed what they...
This is stories & illustrations on community and mennonite for adults, drawing on Psalm 23. It carries an emotional tone of hope, gratitude and love.
A Mennonite farmer faced foreclosure during the farm crisis of the 1980s. His community gathered—not just to pray but to pay. Families contributed what they could; the farm was saved. One neighbor said, "We are each other's green pastures." The Shepherd often works through the flock. Still waters might be a sister who listens; the table prepared might be meals delivered during illness.…
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