Prayer Quotes by Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Prayer is the supreme instance of the hidden character of the Christian life.

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

The Psalter is the great school of prayer.

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Not hero worship, but intimacy with Christ.

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Nothing is so at odds with prayer as vanity.

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

The more deeply we grow into the psalms and the more often we pray them as our own, the more simple and…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Prayer does not mean simply to pour out one's heart. It means rather to find the way to God and to speak…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Intercessory prayer is the purifying bath into which the individual and the community must enter every day.

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“Through the medium of prayer we go to our enemy, stand by his side, and plead for him to God.”

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

It is a dangerous error, surely very widespread among Christians, to think that the heart can pray by itself.

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

The right way to pray is to stretch out our hands and ask of One who we know has the heart of…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Only in Jesus are we able to pray, and with Him we also know that we shall be heard.

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

The richness of God’s Word ought to determine our prayer, not the poverty of our heart.

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

It matters little what form of prayer we adopt or how many words we use. What matters is the faith which lays…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“How is it possible to live the life of faith when we grow weary of prayer, when we lose our taste for…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

The child asks of the Father whom he knows. Thus, the essence of Christian prayer is not general adoration, but definite, concrete…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

If we are to pray aright, perhaps it is quite necessary that we pray contrary to our own heart. Not what we…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“As far as we are concerned, there is no dislike, no personal tension, no disunity or strife that cannot be overcome by…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Temptations which accompany the working day will be conquered on the basis of the morning breakthrough to God. Decisions, demanded by work,…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“The person who waits upon moods in impoverished. If the painter only wanted to paint when in the mood for it, he…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

But they all stood beneath the cross, enemies and believers, doubters and cowards, revilers and devoted followers. His prayer, in that hour,…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

If we want to read and to pray the prayers of the Bible and especially the Psalms, therefore, we must not ask…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

The Psalter is the prayer book of Jesus Christ in the truest sense of the word. He prayed the Psalter and now…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

True prayer is done in secret, but this does not rule out the fellowship of prayer altogether, however clearly we may be…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

I saw Pastor Bonhoeffer, before taking off his prison garb, kneeling on the floor praying fervently to his God. I was most…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“But it is a dangerous error, surely very widespread among Christians, to think that the heart can pray by itself. For then…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“Lord, whatsoever this day may bring, Thy name be praised. Be gracious unto me and help me. Grant me strength to bear…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“Why is it that it is often easier for us to confess our sins to God than to a brother? God is…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“The flesh resists this daily humiliation, first by a frontal attack, and later by hiding itself under the words of the spirit…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

The entire day receives order and discipline when it acquires unity. This unity must be sought and found in morning prayer. The…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

When our will wholeheartedly enters into the prayer of Christ, then we pray correctly.

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

It is much easier for me to imagine a praying murderer, a praying prostitute, than a vain person praying. Nothing is so…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

A day without morning and evening prayers and personal intercessions is actually a day without meaning or importance.

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“The only way to understand the Psalms is on your knees, the whole congregation praying the words of the Psalms with all…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer