“ A sign of a hard worker is one who works without complaint. God favors those who toil while others play. ”
There is no pressure to perform, to succeed, because we already have. If your family and community accepts you, who else must you impress? Just yourself and God, ja?
~ Sarah Price
No Amish woman would dare to confide, even in her sister, that a man's very presence made her heart quicken and her senses tingle.
The society that embraced him continued to prosper by stressing the family unit and their close-knit community. Hers prospered by forcigng independence and self-sufficiency.
It is easy to find religion; it is salvation most seek. After committing to a life of Christ, salvation is lost in those who stray and do not repent. Those who have not committed cannot stray.