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It is a blessed thing to know that no power on earth, no temptation, no human frailty can dissolve what God holds together.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Age: 39 †
Born: 1906
Born: February 4
Died: 1945
Died: April 8
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The gift of Christ is not the Christian religion, but the grace and love of God which culminate in the cross.
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Absolute seriousness is never without a dash of humor.
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Jesus' commandment never wishes to destroy life, but rather to preserve, strengthen, and heal life.
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Man has learned to cope with all questions of importance without recourse to God as a working hypothesis.
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The cross is not the terrible end to an otherwise God-fearing and happy life, but it meets us at the beginning of our communion with Christ. When Christ calls a man, he bids him come and die.
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There remains an experience of incomparable value.
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Right speech comes out of silence and right silence comes out of speech.
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