The Amish Way Quotes

“5. In all things, before you begin something, be cautious and ponder what the outcome may be. In all that you do and undertake, think constantly whether you would want to be doing it if that very hour you were to be called by death to appear before God’s judgment. For this reason never allow yourself to be found in any situation in which you could not trust or hope for your salvation. Live every day as if you might die and appear before the judgment seat of Christ.”
― Donald B. Kraybill, The Amish Way: Patient Faith in a Perilous World

“The importance of submitting to others reveals itself in other ways as well. As worship concludes and members reassemble for a noon meal, they take their seats at tables in an order prescribed by gender, age, and seniority (in the case of leaders).The children watch and learn. Unlike many American children, they do not race to the front of the food line but wait patiently for their turn. Except for the very young, who are served fairly quickly, children eat after the adults have finished. The lesson of waiting has been ingrained in children long before they’re teenagers, for training in uffgevva begins at an early age.”
― Donald B. Kraybill, The Amish Way: Patient Faith in a Perilous World

“Do not be satisfied when others think of you as being devout—but truly be in reality what you appear to be. Woe to the man who is not pious yet wants to be considered as such.”
― Donald B. Kraybill, The Amish Way: Patient Faith in a Perilous World