Possessions are not God's blessing and goodness, but the opportunities of service which he entrusts to us.
Dietrich BonhoefferThus the call to follow Christ always means a call to share the work of forgiving men their sins. Forgiveness is the Christlike suffering which it is the Christian's duty to bear.
Dietrich BonhoefferThrough our daily meals He is calling us to rejoice, to keep holiday in the midst of our working day.
Dietrich BonhoefferSometimes we just need a firm kick in the pants. An unsmiling expectation that if we mean all these wonderful things we talk about and sing about, then letโs see something to prove it.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer