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Suffering Quotes by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
- We must learn to regard people less in light of what they do or omit to do, and more in the light of what they…
- To endure the cross is not tragedy; it is the suffering which is the fruit of an exclusive allegiance to Jesus Christ.
- The deep meaning of the cross of Christ is that there is no suffering on earth that is not borne by God.
- Must the Christian go around looking for a cross to bear, seeking to suffer? No, insisted Bonhoeffer. Opportunities for bearing crosses will occur along life's…
- A Christian is someone who shares the sufferings of God in the world.
- Good Friday and Easter free us to think about other things far beyond our own personal fate, about the ultimate meaning of all life, suffering,…
- The Lord confers great honor on his servants when he brings them suffering....
- Only the suffering God can help.
- Disciples will not be weakened by suffering, worn down, and embittered until they are broken. Instead, they bear suffering, by the power of him who…
- Jesus says that every Christian has his own cross waiting for him, a cross destined and appointed by God. Each must endure his allotted share…
- It is infinitely easier to suffer in obedience to a human command than to accept suffering as free, responsible men.
- I discovered later, and I'm still discovering right up to this moment, that is it only by living completely in this world that one learns…
- Time is the most precious gift in our possession, for it is the most irrevocable. This is what makes it so disturbing to look back…
- Time is lost when we have not lived a full human life, time unenriched by experience, creative endeavor, enjoyment, and suffering.
- The followers of Christ have been called to peace. . . . And they must not only have peace but make it. And to that…
- There remains an experience of incomparable value . . . to see the great events of world history from below; from the perspective of the…
More Suffering Quotes
- As far as we are concerned, we are ready to leave today, tomorrow, at any time, to join the people of Haiti,… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- As we all know, many people remain buried under tons of rubble and debris, waiting to be rescued. When we think of… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Suffering becomes beautiful when anyone bears great calamities with cheerfulness, not through insensibility but through greatness of mind. — Aristotle
- All religions are designed to teach us how to live, joyfully, serenely, and kindly, in the midst of suffering. — Karen Armstrong
- When suffering knocks at your door and you say there is no seat for him, he tells you not to worry because… — Chinua Achebe
- I suffer much less than many of my colleagues. I am perfectly able to go to Australia and film within three hours… — David Attenborough
- If you believe what you like in the gospels, and reject what you don't like, it is not the gospel you believe,… — Saint Augustine
- God had one son on earth without sin, but never one without suffering. — Saint Augustine
- God judged it better to bring good out of evil than to suffer no evil to exist. — Saint Augustine
- One does not love a place the less for having suffered in it, unless it has been all suffering, nothing but suffering. — Jane Austen
- Pain is never permanent. — Teresa of Avila
- Our body has this defect that, the more it is provided care and comforts, the more needs and desires it finds. — Teresa of Avila