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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.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Age: 39 †
Born: 1906
Born: February 4
Died: 1945
Died: April 8
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How can God entrust great things to one who will not thankfully receive from Him the little things?
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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.
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It is very easy to overestimate the importance of our own achievements in comparison with what we owe others.
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I can no longer condemn or hate a brother for whom I pray, no matter how much trouble he causes me.
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The wars of Israel were the only 'holy wars' in history... there can be no more wars of faith. The only way to overcome our enemy is by loving him.
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There remains an experience of incomparable value.
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Prayer does not mean simply to pour out one's heart. It means rather to find the way to God and to speak with him, whether the heart is full or empty.
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