We pray for the big things and forget to give thanks for the ordinary, small (and yet really not small) gifts.
Dietrich BonhoefferIt is much easier for me to imagine a praying murderer, a praying prostitute, than a vain person praying. Nothing is so at odds with prayer as vanity.
Dietrich BonhoefferThe Christian needs another Christian who speaks God's word to him. He needs him again and again when he becomes uncertain and discouraged, for by himself he cannot help himself without belying the truth.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer