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.
DIETRICH BONHOEFFERFruit is always the miraculous, the created; it is never the result of willing, but always a growth. The fruit of the Spirit is a gift of God, and only He can produce it. They who bear it know as little about it as the tree knows of its fruit. They know only the power of Him on whom their life depends.
More Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes
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A pastor should never complain about his congregation, certainly never to other people, but also not to God. A congregation has not been entrusted to him in order that he should become its accuser before God and men.
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Judging others makes us blind, whereas love is illuminating. 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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Not until one person desires to keep his own bread for himself does hunger ensue.
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Strict exercise of self-control is an essential feature of the Christian’s life.
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One act of obedience is worth a hundred sermons.
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No sacrifice which a lover would make for his beloved is too great for us to make for our enemy.
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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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It is worse for a liar to tell the truth than for a lover of truth to lie.
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A prison cell, in which one waits, hopes – and is completely dependent on the fact that the door of freedom has to be opened from the outside, is not a bad picture of Advent.
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In the presence of a psychiatrist I can only be a sick man; in the presence of a Christian brother I can dare to be a sinner.
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The task of pastoral ministry, above all else, is to arrange contingencies for an encounter with the divine.
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The test of the morality of a society is what it does for 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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The wars of Israel were the only ‘holy wars’ in history, there can be no more wars of faith. The only way to overcome our enemy is by loving him.
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When Christ calls a man, he bids him come and die.
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