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God does not give us everything we want, but He does fulfill His promises.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Age: 39 †
Born: 1906
Born: February 4
Died: 1945
Died: April 8
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Wherever there are sinners, the weak, the sorrowful, the poor in the world, that is where God goes.
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One who loves his community destroys community one who loves its members builds community.
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We should find God in what we do know, not in what we don't not in outstanding problems, but in those we have already solved.
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The consciousness of being borne up by a spiritual tradition that goes back for centuries gives one a feeling of confidence and security in the face of all passing strains and stresses.
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The right way to pray is to stretch out our hands and ask of One who we know has the heart of a Father.
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As brother stands by brother in distress, binding up his wounds and soothing his pain, so let us show our love towards our enemy. There is no deeper distress to be found in the world, no pain more bitter than our enemy's. Nowhere is service more necessary or more blessed than when we serve our enemies.
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Gratitude changes the pangs of memory into a tranquil joy.
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There is no way to peace along the way to safety. For peace must be dared. It is the great venture.
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Only those who put tomorrow completely into God's hand and receive fully today what they need for their lives are really secure.
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Faith without works is not faith at all, but a simple lack of obedience to God.
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God is in the manger, wealth in poverty, light in darkness, succor in abandonment. No evil can befall us whatever men may do to us, they cannot but serve the God who is secretly revealed as love and rules the world and our lives.
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