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Quote by Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“We have to learn that personal suffering is a more effective key, a more rewarding principle for exploring the world in thought and action than personal good fortune.”

Book:Letters and Papers from Prison

Work

Letters and Papers from Prison

This compilation includes correspondence and written works that offer insights into the thoughts and experiences of an individual during their time in prison. more

Author

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

German pastor, theologian, philosopher, and member of the resistance against the Nazis. Born on February 4, 1906, in Germany, he was executed on April 9, 1945 in a concentration camp. more

“I looked at the woman crying over the doll and felt something else. I was sick of people acting against their own interests. Mooing about how to refinance the slaughterhouse. Putting skylights in the killing pen and pretending the bolt in the brain was a pathway to a better field. I paid my bill. Save your fucking pennies for a gun and a history book, I thought.”

Suffering Grief History Misery

Book:Zazen

Source: Zazen

“Behind Calvary's cross is the throne of heaven.”

Suffering Sovereignty Of God

Author:James Stewart

“Experiencing grief and pain is like falling off a cliff. Everything has been turned upside down, and we are no longer in control. As we fall, we see one and only one tree that is growing out from the rock face. So we grab hold of it and cling to it with all our might. This tree is our holy God. He alone can keep us from falling headfirst to our doom. There simply aren’t any other trees to grab. So we cling to this tree (the holy God) with all our might. But what we didn’t realize is that when we fell and grabbed the tree our arm actually became entangled in the branches, so that in reality, the tree is holding us. We hold on to keep from falling, but what we don’t realize is that we can’t fall because the tree has us. We are safe. God, in his holiness, is keeping us and showing mercy to us. We may not be aware of it, but it is true. He is with us even in the deepest and darkest pit.”

Suffering Christianity Theology

Book:Suffering and the Sovereignty of God

Source: Suffering and the Sovereignty of God

“The only cure for suffering is to face it head on, grasp it round the neck and use it.”