Quotes from Deitrich Bonhoeffer

One act of obedience is worth a hundred sermons.

Our community with one another consists solely in what Christ has done to each of us.

The believer is neither a pessimist nor an optimist. To be either is illusory. The believer sees reality not in a certain light but as it is, and believes only in God and God's power towards all and over all that is seen. (in No Rusty Swords)

When Christ calls a man, he bids him come and die.

In ordinary life we hardly realize that we receive a great deal more than we give, and that it is only with gratitude that life becomes rich.