The Farm of Peace
is an oasis, a place of rest and refreshment.
It is a hope, a dream, a prayer.
It is a sanctuary. We create it
for ourselves, for our friends, our brothers and sisters, our children and
their children, for the world’s children.
It is a quiet place away from a dizzying world.
Who is the Farm of
Peace? We are the Farm. We carry the message. We carry it in our hearts and convey it in
our thoughts, our words and deeds. We come
to the Farm to drink and to refresh ourselves, our sense of purpose and our connection;
and we carry that into the world.
We are stewards of
this beautiful gift. Those who live on or
near the Farm and all those who visit, strive to honor the deep commitment made
to this vision and to keep the physical place vibrant. There are roads to maintain, clear, plow and
resurface. There are animals to feed,
lambs to birth, and sheep to slaughter.
There are bees to raise, honey to extract, eggs to gather, gardens to
hoe, plant, weed and harvest. There are
fruit trees to nourish, protect and enjoy.
There are berries to plant and pick; pies to make and muffins to bake. There are lessons to plan, children to teach,
games to play and hikes to take. There
are trees to fell, logs to split, wood to carry and fires to build.
And then there are
hearts to mend. There are workshops to
hold, announcements to make, mailing lists to update, newsletters to write,
messages to send, phones to answer. There
are windows to wash, beds to change, floors to mop, laundry to wash, dry and
put away. And there are meals to
prepare, shopping to do, menus to plan, tables to set and kitchens to clean. There
are practices at dawn and prayers five times each day, dhikrs twice a week with
Jumuah on Friday. And there are special
events each summer when our holy guide pays us a visit or children come to play
in week-long camps.
And all this is
done in service to the vision, to create a place of peace and renewal for all
those who wish to come. But the land in
Warfordsburg is not the Farm. We are the
Farm. Each of us is the Farm. The Farm of Peace, the non-profit is you and
me and we are what make up the Farm of Peace.
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