Becca Stevens extolls the power of love in this inspirational collection of letters.
Letters from the Farm describes a faith that strives for justice and peace through loving our neighbors. It began with the simple hope that love can help in the community. That hope led to a social enterprise called Thistle Farm and that led to learning that we reap a hundredfold the seeds that are sown into a loving community.
Accompanying each letter is a verse of Scripture and some questions for reflection so that this book can be used as a devotional guide, as well as a piece to inspire you in your faith and life.
"Becca Stevens has written a beautiful book demonstrating the power of God's healing love."-Jane Shaw, Dean for Religious Life and Professor of Religious Studies, Stanford University
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Becca Stevens is one of the premiere preachers and speakers in the United States, proclaiming love as the most powerful force for social change. She is an Episcopal priest and founder of Magdalene, residential communities of women who have survived prostitution, trafficking, and addiction. She also founded Thistle Farms in 2001, which currently employs nearly 50 residents and graduates, and houses a natural body-care line, a paper and sewing studio, and the Thistle Stop Café. She raises millions of dollars annually for these organizations. Featured regularly in national and international media, she was named one of "15 Champions of Change" for violence against women in 2011 by the White House. She was recently inducted into the Tennessee Women's Hall of Fame and conferred an honorary doctorate by the University of the South. She lives in Nashville, Tennessee.
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""Love is my grounding," says Becca Stevens. "It provides the axioms that inform and govern what I do. First is that love is the most powerful source for social change in the world. Second is that love heals. I'm not called to change the world. I am called to love it."
"All spiritual paths can be walked more gracefully by avoiding the pitfalls of disillusionment and not getting distracted by the bright lights of ego that have led countless priests far afield. Following simple road signs like courage, humility, forgiveness, compassion, and faithfulness that others have put at the crossroads for me
has made the work possible and left me grateful. I want to pass along through these letters a tradition of a priesthood that is grounded in the idea that love heals and healing is the central-most sacrament of the church.""