We should find God in what we do know, not in what we don't; not in outstanding problems, but in those we have already solved.
Dietrich BonhoefferHelp must come from the outside, and it has come and comes daily and answers in the Word of Jesus Christ.
Dietrich BonhoefferHuman love has little regard for the truth. It makes the truth relative, since nothing, not even the truth, must come between it and the beloved person.
Dietrich BonhoefferSelf-justification and judging others go together, as justification by grace and serving others go together.
Dietrich BonhoefferNo one should be surprised at the difficulty of faith, if there is some part of his life where he is consciously resisting or disobeying the commandment of Jesus. Is there some part of your life which you are refusing to surrender at his behest, some sinful passion, maybe, or some animosity, some hope, perhaps your ambition or your reason? ... How can you hope to enter into communion with him when at some point in your life you are running away from him?
Dietrich Bonhoeffer