May God in his mercy lead us through these times; but above all, may he lead us to himself.
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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This is the end. For me the beginning of life.
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The truth of the matter is that the whole world has already been turned upside down by the work of Jesus Christ.
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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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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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Grace at a low cost, is in the last resort simply a new law, which brings neither help nor freedom.
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God is not a God of the emotions but the God of truth.
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The fact that we do not speak it but sing it only expresses the fact that our spoken words are inadequate to express what we want to say, that the burden of our song goes far beyond all human words.
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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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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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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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So many people come to church with a genuine desire to hear what we have to say, yet they are always going back home with the uncomfortable feeling that we are making it too difficult for them to come to Jesus.
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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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Political action means taking on responsibility. This cannot happen without power. Power is to serve responsibility.
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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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It is worse for a liar to tell the truth than for a lover of truth to lie.
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