--- title: "1 Bloodshed Quotes By William H. Willimon" description: "1 Bloodshed quotes by William H. Willimon. Plus more from William H. Willimon and more Bloodshed sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4cd/william-h-willimon-44035_bloodshed_despite-our-earnest-efforts-we-couldn-t_987305.jpg" --- > [“Despite our earnest efforts, we couldn't climb all the way up to God. So what did God do? In an amazing act of condescension, on Good Friday, God climbed down to us, became one with us. The story of divine…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-h-willimon/despite-our-earnest-efforts-we-couldn-t-climb-all-the-way-up-to-god/) [William H. Willimon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-h-willimon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4cd/william-h-willimon-44035_bloodshed_despite-our-earnest-efforts-we-couldn-t_987305.jpg) ## Other authors on Bloodshed - [Martin Luther King, Jr 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bloodshed/martin-luther-king-jr/) ## More by William H. Willimon > [“Despite our earnest efforts, we couldn't climb all the way up to God. So what did God do? In an amazing act of condescension,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-h-willimon/despite-our-earnest-efforts-we-couldn-t-climb-all-the-way-up-to-god/) [William H. Willimon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-h-willimon/) > [“Jesus didn't die as a frustrated failed revolutionary. His death was the revolution.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-h-willimon/jesus-didn-t-die-as-a-frustrated-failed-revolutionary-his-death-was/) [William H. 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