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The Cross is not the terrible end of a pious happy life. Instead, it stands at the beginning of community with Jesus Christ. Whenever Christ calls us, his call leads us to death.
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p. 87
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This quote ends with an oft quoted aphorism: Jeder Ruf Christi fährt in den Tod.
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Every call of Christ leads into death.
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When Christ calls a man, he bids him come and die.

 

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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God honors some with great suffering and grants them the grace of martyrdom, while other are not tempted beyond their strength. But in every case it is one cross.
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