The child asks of the Father whom he knows. Thus the essence of Christian prayer is not general adoration but definite concrete petition. The right way to approach God is to stretch out our hands and ask of One who we know has the heart of a Father.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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Nothing that we despise in other men is inherently absent from ourselves. We must learn to regard people less in the light of what they do or dont do and more in light of what they suffer.
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The Church is the Church only when it exists for others...not dominating but helping and serving. It must tell men of every calling what it means to live for Christ to exist for others.
- Dietrich Bonhoeffer