The Lord confers great honor on his servants when he brings them suffering… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
Our eyes are at fault, that is all. God is in the manger, wealth in poverty, light in darkness, succor in abandonment — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
“The temple of God is the holy people in Jesus Christ. The Body of Christ is the living temple of God and… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
Certainly one must try everything, but only to become more certain what God's way is. — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
May God in His mercy lead us through these times; but above all, may He lead us to Himself. — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
We should find God in what we do know, not in what we don't; not in outstanding problems, but in those we… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
Originally man was made in the image of God, but now his likeness to God is a stolen one. As the image… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
“The God who is with us is the God who forsakes us (Mark 15:34).[...] Before God and with him we live without… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
“Lord, whatsoever this day may bring, Thy name be praised. Be gracious unto me and help me. Grant me strength to bear… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
“As you gave the ring to one another and have now received it a 2nd time from the hand of the pastor,… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
While we exert ourselves to grow beyond our humanity, to leave the human behind us, God becomes human; and we must recognize… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
“Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.' These men without possessions or power, these strangers on Earth, these sinners, these… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
“Marriage is more than your love for each other. It has a higher dignity and power, for it is God's holy ordinance,… — 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
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
What we shall need is not geniuses, or cynics, or misanthropes, or clever tacticians, but plain, honest, straghtforward men. — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share
...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
Only he who believes is obedient and only he who is obedient believes. — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share
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
“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
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
“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
“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
“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
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
“From now on there can be no more wars of faith. The only way to overcome our enemy is by loving him.” — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share
“The scriptures do not present us with a series of Christian types to be imitated according to choice; they preach to us in every… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share
We are not to simply bandage the wounds of victims beneath the wheels of injustice, we are to drive a spoke into the wheel… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share