There is an informal group of Christian Agrarian bloggers-one of whom I link to every once in a while.
A couple days ago my attention was brought this post by a new agrarian blogger at The Promised Land.
The generation that came out of World War II suddenly had a prosperity they had never known. Their faith had been strengthened by their suffering, and they didn't lose it in prosperity-but maybe they didn't realize the gift of hardship that had been given, because so many failed in their efforts to pass on the faith to their children. Partly it wasn't their fault-prosperity was in the air and the "American dream" there for the taking-many times at the expense of God. (Is the opposite to: "There are no atheists in a foxhole" - "There are no believers in Beverly Hills?")
Prosperity is still here, but the despair that comes from the realization that prosperity and self-fulfillment do equal happiness has started to sink in for a new generation (2 generations removed from the "greatest generation") of younger people. Some are reaching out to God in hope. Others have not found Him yet and take out their frustration in violence to themselves or to others.
Oremus pro invicem!
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