Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quotes


God cannot endure that unfestive, mirthless attitude of ours in which we eat our bread in sorrow, with pretentious, busy haste, or even with shame. Through our daily meals He is calling us to rejoice, to keep holiday in the midst of our working day.


Citations

Bonhoeffer, Dietrich. Life Together. Translated by John W. Doberstein, Harper & Row, 1954, p. 66.

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Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
  • Born: February 4, 1906
  • Died: April 9, 1945
  • Nationality: German
  • Profession: Theologian

Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a German Lutheran pastor, theologian, anti-Nazi dissident, and key founding member of the Confessing Church. His writings on Christianity's role in the secular world have become widely influential, and his book The Cost of Discipleship has been described as a modern classic.