Bonhoeffer: belonging to one another

Friday, November 30, 2012
    Feast of Andrew the Apostle
Meditation:
    Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for he who loves his fellowman has fulfilled the law.
    —Romans 13:8 (NIV)
Quotation:
    Whether it be a brief, single encounter or the daily community of many years, Christian community is solely this. We belong to one another only through and in Jesus Christ.
    ... Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945), Life Together [1954], tr. Daniel W. Bloesch & James H. Burtness, Fortress Press, 2004, p. 31 (see the book)
Quiet time reflection:
    Lord, may Your people be one before You. CQOD    Blog    email    RSS
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