- Apr 30, 2013
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A battle-hardened governor strode past a pastor tending a wilted garden, scoffing, “Prayers and wilted blooms won’t feed your people.”
The pastor held up a stubborn root. “This seed,” she said, “died in politics and rose in compassion.” She planted it in richer soil.
Weeks later, the governor returned to find a single green shoot breaking through the dirt. The pastor bowed her head. “Conserving what matters,” she whispered, “begins with caring, not conquering.”
In that quiet moment, the governor paused, and realized that stewardship of earth and soul demands more than power.
The pastor held up a stubborn root. “This seed,” she said, “died in politics and rose in compassion.” She planted it in richer soil.
Weeks later, the governor returned to find a single green shoot breaking through the dirt. The pastor bowed her head. “Conserving what matters,” she whispered, “begins with caring, not conquering.”
In that quiet moment, the governor paused, and realized that stewardship of earth and soul demands more than power.
