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If you want my goodness to stay with you then serve your neighbour, for in him God comes to you himself such a man sees in his neighbour the material and spiritual need he is called to meet.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Age: 39 †
Born: 1906
Born: February 4
Died: 1945
Died: April 8
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Gratitude changes the pangs of memory into a tranquil joy.
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The essence of chastity is not the suppression of lust, but the total orientation of one's life towards a goal. Without such a goal, chastity is bound to become ridiculous. Chastity is the sine qua non of lucidity and concentration.
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Earthly goods are given to be used, not to be collected.... Hoarding is idolatry.
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We must be ready to allow ourselves to be interrupted by God.
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Politics are not the task of a Christian.
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