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We must be ready to allow ourselves to be interrupted by God.

We must be ready to allow ourselves to be interrupted by God.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Inspiring, Faith, Inspiration
Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Samuel Wells (2015). “Life Together”, p.76, SCM Press

We have become so accustomed to the idea of divine love and of God's coming at Christmas that we no longer feel the shiver of fear that God's coming should arouse in us. We are indifferent to the message, taking only the pleasant and agreeable out of it and forgetting the serious aspect, that the God of the world draws near to the people of our little earth and lays claim to us. The coming of God is truly not only glad tidings, but first of all frightening news for everyone who has a conscience.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Faith, Ideas, People
Dietrich Bonhoeffer (2012). “God Is in the Manger: Reflections on Advent and Christmas”, p.8, Westminster John Knox Press

A god who let us prove his existence would be an idol.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Faith, Atheist, Godly

Only he who believes is obedient and only he who is obedient believes.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Faith, Believe, Obedience

The disciple simply burns his boats and goes ahead. He is called out... The old life is left behind, and completely surrendered. The disciple is dragged out of his relative security into a life of absolute insecurity... out of the realm of the finite...into the realm of infinite possibilities.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Faith, Inspiration, Insecurity

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