The line about never being worried about retirement really stood out to me.
We have a system of personal financial planning that makes it literally impossible to follow certain commands of Jesus. "Of course I have to worry about tomorrow, Jesus, investing that money is the only way I'll be able to eat 20 years from now!" Time-arbitrage systems of personal finance -- take out student loans now and pay them later, figure out how large a mortgage you can afford, calculate the best deductible for you health insurance before you know if you'll meet it, etc -- are literally a system for "worrying in order to add hours to your life".
I'm Christian but not part of the Bruderhof community, so I'm learning about it through the posts on this Substack. This is an interesting post and I thank you for it. Lots of food for thought. Bless you all.
“It means that what we do does not define who we are. Love does.” This is such a crucial witness in a world where everyone is tempted to succumb to society’s pressure to identify ourselves and our worth by our activity and productivity.
The line about never being worried about retirement really stood out to me.
We have a system of personal financial planning that makes it literally impossible to follow certain commands of Jesus. "Of course I have to worry about tomorrow, Jesus, investing that money is the only way I'll be able to eat 20 years from now!" Time-arbitrage systems of personal finance -- take out student loans now and pay them later, figure out how large a mortgage you can afford, calculate the best deductible for you health insurance before you know if you'll meet it, etc -- are literally a system for "worrying in order to add hours to your life".
I'm Christian but not part of the Bruderhof community, so I'm learning about it through the posts on this Substack. This is an interesting post and I thank you for it. Lots of food for thought. Bless you all.
“It means that what we do does not define who we are. Love does.” This is such a crucial witness in a world where everyone is tempted to succumb to society’s pressure to identify ourselves and our worth by our activity and productivity.