Alive Quote by Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“Nothing can fill the gap when we are away from those we love, and it would be wrong to try to find anything…It is nonsense to say that God fills the gap; he does not fill it, but keeps it empty so that our communion with another may be kept alive, even at the cost of pain.” quote by Dietrich Bonhoeffer — Download Open image

“Nothing can fill the gap when we are away from those we love, and it would be wrong to try to find anything…It is nonsense to say that God fills the gap; he does not fill it, but keeps it empty so that our communion with another may be kept alive, even at the cost of pain.”

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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