The person who waits upon moods in impoverished. If the painter only wanted to paint when in the mood for it, he would not get very far. In religion, as in art and science, along with the times of high excitement, there are times of sober work and practice. We must practice our communion with God, otherwise we will not find the right tone, the right word, the right language, when God surprises us with his presence.
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If you scorn the fellowship of the brethren, you reject the call of Jesus Christ, and thus your solitude can only be hurtful to you.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer[...]alone you stood before God when he called you; alone you had to answer that call; alone you had to struggle and pray; and alone you will die and give an account to God. If you refuse to be alone you are rejecting Christ's call to you, and you can have no part in the community of those who are called.
Dietrich BonhoefferWho can really be faithful in great things if he has not learned to be faithful in the things of daily life?
Dietrich Bonhoeffer[...]this whole world is sustained only for the sake of Jesus Christ, his Word, and his message.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer[...]he who can speak out of the abundance of God's Word, the wealth of directions, admonitions, and consolations of the Scriptures, will be able through God's Word to drive out demons and help his brother.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer[...]one who will not learn to handle the Bible for himself is not an evangelical Christian.
Dietrich BonhoefferThrough our daily meals He is calling us to rejoice, to keep holiday in the midst of our working day.
Dietrich BonhoefferNot until one person desires to keep his own bread for himself does hunger ensue.
Dietrich BonhoefferThe Christian community is not a spiritual sanatorium. The person who comes into a fellowship because he is running away from himself is misusing it for the sake of diversion, no matter how spiritual this diversion may appear. He is really not seeking community at all, but only distraction which will allow him to forget his loneliness for a brief time, the very alienation that creates the deadly isolation of man.
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