Bible verses along the roads
|"Remember thy Creator in thy youth."|
|"Choose this day whom you will serve."|
The signs are written in English so they can be read by most people who pass by. But actually, the Mennonites usually read the Bible in German. Their Heilege Schrift (Holy Scriptures) is/are written in "Bible German," a form of High German that's different from the Pennsylvania Dutch they speak at home. Mennonite children learn Bible German along with English, as part of their education.
|"Honor thy father and mother."|
But let me get back to the signs around the neighborhood. I respect our neighbors for trying to "be a good light". (A Mennonite neighbor lady, telling me how Mennonites should live, used that phrase.) But I do wish they'd put the signs on posts instead of nailing them to trees. These trees growing wild in the fence rows aren't particularly valuable, and they'll probably survive the nails, but it still bothers me. I hate to see things nailed to living trees, no matter who does the nailing.
|"Repent & be converted that your sins may be blotted out."|
"God will judge the world in righteousness."