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Stanley Hauerwas on Community and Care - Anabaptist (Matthew 6:25-27)

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"'Do not worry' is addressed to a community—we bear one another's burdens. The birds are fed; but we feed each other. Worry decreases as community increases. Together we practice trust, share resources, embody God's provision for each other. This is church." — Stanley Hauerwas. Anabaptist: communal trust.

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