The deep meaning of the cross of Christ is that there is no suffering on earth that is not borne by God. — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
A king who dies on the cross must be the king of a rather strange kingdom. — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
“The cross is not the terrible end to an otherwise godfearing and happy life, but it meets us at the beginning of… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
The cross is not the terrible end to an otherwise God-fearing and happy life, but it meets us at the beginning of… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
God honors some with great suffering and grants them the grace of martyrdom, while other are not tempted beyond their strength. But… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
“The cross is not the suffering tied to being natural existence, but the suffering tied to being Christians. The cross is never… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
“To endure the cross is not a tragedy; it is the suffering which is the fruit of an exclusive allegiance to Jesus… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
The gift of Christ is not the Christian religion, but the grace and love of God which culminate in the cross. — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
“The cross is not the suffering tied to natural existence, but the suffering tied to being Christians. The cross is never simply… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
“That it is Peter, the rock of the church, who incurs guilt here immediately after his own confession to Jesus Christ and… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
“Self-denial means knowing only Christ, and no longer oneself. It means seeing only Christ, who goes ahead of us, and no longer… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
“Jesus Christ lived in the midst of his enemies. At the end all his disciples deserted him. On the Cross he was… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
“The cross always simultaneously means rejection, and that the disgrace of suffering is part of the cross. Being expelled, despised, and abandoned… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
So the fool, as distinct from the scoundrel, is completely self- satisfied; in fact, he can easily become dangerous, as it does not take… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
Why do Christians sing when they are together? The reason is, quite simply, because in singing together it is possible for them to speak… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
What we shall need is not geniuses, or cynics, or misanthropes, or clever tacticians, but plain, honest, straghtforward men. — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
...Gratitude transforms the torment of memory of good things now gone into silent joy. One bears what was lovely in the past not as… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
Only he who believes is obedient and only he who is obedient believes. — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
Who can really be faithful in great things if he has not learned to be faithful in the things of daily life? — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
“The church can only defend its own space by fighting, not for space, but for the salvation of the world. Otherwise the church becomes… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
There remains an experience of incomparable value . . . to see the great events of world history from below; from the perspective of… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
“To endure the cross is not a tragedy; it is the suffering which is the fruit of an exclusive allegiance to Jesus Christ. When… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
“There is only one church, the church of faith ruled by the word of Jesus Christ alone. This is the true catholic church that… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
“As Christians, we needn’t be at all ashamed of some impatience, longing, opposition to what is unnatural, and our full share of desire for… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
Those who love their dream of a Christian community more than the Christian community itself become destroyers of that Christian community even though their… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
