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The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world that it leaves to its children.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

My past life is abundantly full of God’s mercy, and, above all sin, stands the forgiving love of the Crucified.
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Forgiveness God Love Myself Past Religious Sin
By judging others we blind ourselves to our own evil and to the grace which others are just as entitled to as we are.
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Grace Judgement Ourselves
When Christ calls a man, he bids him come and die.
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Death Man Spiritual
Not until one person desires to keep his own bread for himself does hunger ensue.
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Desire Himself Oneself Person
Who can really be faithful in great things if he has not learned to be faithful in the things of daily life?
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Faith Greatness Learning Life Loyalty
While it is good that we seek to know the Holy One, it is probably not so good to presume that we ever complete the task.
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Goodness Job Seek
Action springs not from thought, but from a readiness for responsibility.
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Action Responsibility
The test of the morality of a society is what it does for its children.
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Children Deep Moral
Only he who believes is obedient, and only he who is obedient believes.
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Believe Character Himself
I wonder why it is that we find some days so much more oppressive than others, for no apparent reason. Is it growing pains – or spiritual trial? Once they’re over, the world looks quite a different place again.
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Different Growth Myself Oppression Pain Place Quite Reason Spiritual World
I can no longer condemn or hate a brother for whom I pray, no matter how much trouble he causes me.
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Hate Himself Myself Prayer
Strict exercise of self-control is an essential feature of the Christian’s life.
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Control Exercise Life
The Church is the Church only when it exists for others, not dominating, but helping and serving. It must tell men of every calling what it means to live for Christ, to exist for others.
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Existence Help Live Man
This is the end. For me the beginning of life.
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Beginning End Life Myself
Not to speak is to speak.
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Deep One Liner Talk
[Christ] is the Mediator, not only between God and man, but between man and man, between man and reality.
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