The land of God

Wendell Berry, “Two Economies”: Some time ago, in conversation with Wes Jackson in which we were laboring to define the causes of the modern ruination of farmland, we finally got around to the money economy. I said that an economy based on energy would be more benign because it would be more comprehen­sive. Wes would not agree. “An energy economy still wouldn’t be comprehensive enough.” “Well,” I said, “then what kind of economy would be comprehensive enough?” He hesitated a moment, and then, grinning, said, “The Kingdom of God.” David Benjamin Blower, “Same Old Day” The age to come is beneath your feet Hidden in the soil where nobody planted it Resting, buried like treasure under snow and rain. Underneath the rotten leaves Underneath your dreams again Breathes like a lake of time welling on the underside Sees like a gentle eye Nobody to please now Grieves with the patience of nature, fasting Outlasting the days of the gaolers