May God in his mercy lead us through these times; but above all, may he lead us to himself.
DIETRICH BONHOEFFERYour life as a Christian should make non believers question their disbelief in God.
More Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes
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We must be ready to allow ourselves to be interrupted by God.
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Our community with one another consists solely in what Christ has done to each of us.
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We pray for the big things and forget to give thanks for the ordinary, small (and yet really not small) gifts.
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The world exercises dominion by force and Christ and Christians conquer by service.
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The early morning belongs to the Church of the risen Christ. At the break of light it remembers the morning on which death and sin lay prostrate in defeat and new life and salvation were given to mankind.
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Not until one person desires to keep his own bread for himself does hunger ensue.
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How would you expect to find community while you intentionally withdraw from it at some point? The disobedient cannot believe; only the obedient believe.
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In ordinary life we hardly realize that we receive a great deal more than we give, and that it is only with gratitude that life becomes rich.
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Christianity preaches the infinite worth of that which is seemingly worthless and the infinite worthlessness of that which is seemingly so valued.
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Not to speak is to speak.
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The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world that it leaves to its children.
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There can be no real attachment to the given creation, no genuine responsibility in the world, unless we recognize the breach which already separates us from it.
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Not hero worship, but intimacy with Christ.
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Neighbourliness is not a quality in other people, it is simply their claim on ourselves.
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The cross is not the terrible end to an otherwise godfearing and happy life, but it meets us at the beginning of our communion with Christ.
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