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The celebration of Advent is possible only to those who are troubled in soul, who know themselves to be poor and imperfect, and who look forward to something greater to come.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Age: 39 †
Born: 1906
Born: February 4
Died: 1945
Died: April 8
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We have learnt, rather too late, that action comes, not from thought, but from a readiness for responsibility.
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The deep meaning of the cross of Christ is that there is no suffering on earth that is not borne by God.
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