Time Quotes by Dietrich Bonhoeffer

The time is short. Eternity is long. It is the time of decision.

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“The whole of the past is embraced by the word “forgiveness”; the whole of the future is preserved in the faithfulness of…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

May God in His mercy lead us through these times; but above all, may He lead us to Himself.

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

As long as we let the Word of God be our only armor, we can look confidently into the future.

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

In Jesus Christ we have been chosen from eternity, accepted in time, and united for eternity.

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“I think that even in this place we ought to live as if we had no wishes and no future, and just…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

time is the most valuable thing that we have, because it is the most irrevocable.

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“Through the life and death of Jesus Christ, history becomes not the transient bearer of eternal values but, for the first time,…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Music... will help dissolve your perplexities and purify your character and sensibilities, and in time of care and sorrow, will keep a…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

We are so afraid of silence that we chase ourselves from one event to the next in order not to have to…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Time is lost when we have not lived a full human life, time unenriched by experience, creative endeavor, enjoyment, and suffering.

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“[in] the whole of world history there is always only one really significant hour--the present ... [I]f you want to find eternity,…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

The future and the hope for the middle class church lies in the renewal of its lifeblood, which is only possible if…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

The limitation of the ethical phenomenon to its place and time does not imply its rejection but, on the contrary, its validation.…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“Radicalism hates time. Compromise hates eternity. Radicalism hates patience. Compromise hates decision. Radicalism hates wisdom. Compromise hates simplicity. Radicalism hates measure. Compromise…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

After he has been following Christ for a long time, the disciple of Jesus will be asked, "Lacked ye anything?" and he…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“Justification is the means whereby we appropriate the saving act of God in the past, and sanctification the promise of God's activity…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

God can make a new beginning with people whenever God pleases, but not people with God. Therefore, people cannot make a new…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“I'm still discovering, right up to this moment, that it is only by living completely in this world that one learns to…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

The future of modern society depends much more on the quiet heroism of the very few who are inspired by God. These…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“As you gave the ring to one another and have now received it a 2nd time from the hand of the pastor,…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

The fearful danger of the present time is that above the cry for authority, we forget that man stands alone before the…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

The essence of optimism is that it takes no account of the present, but it is a source of inspiration, of vitality…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“The weaknesses of human nature appear more clearly in a storm than in the quiet flow of calmer times. Among the overwhelming…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“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

The messengers of Jesus will be hated to the end of time. They will be blamed for all the division which rend…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“The moment we begin to feel satisfied that we are making some progress along the road of sanctification, it is all the…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“To be called to a life of extraordinary quality, to live up to it, and yet to be unconscious of it is…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“Those who love their dream of a Christian community more than they love the Christian community itself become destroyers of that Christian…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Anyone who thinks that his time is too valuable to spend keeping quiet will eventually have no time for God and his…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Time is the most precious gift in our possession, for it is the most irrevocable. This is what makes it so disturbing…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

I discovered later, and I'm still discovering right up to this moment, that is it only by living completely in this world…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“At the same time, however, for antiquity the holiest sign of the presence of God, the cross, is the symbol of utter…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“Events cast their shadows ahead; before a harsh winter, wild animals grow thicker fur, and the beaver puts on a thicker layer…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“The idea that we could have avoided many of life’s difficulties if we had taken things more cautiously is too foolish to…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“Gerat will be our astonishment in that day, and we shall then realize that it is not our works which remain, but…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Will not the very moment of great disillusionment with my brother or sister be incomparably wholesome for me becuase it so thoroughly…

— 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

“Do and dare what is right, not swayed by the whim of the moment. Bravely take hold of the real, not dallying…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“One doesn’t cling anxiously to life, but neither does one throw it lightly away. One is content with measured time and does…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer