Only in Jesus Christ are we one, only through him are we bound together. To eternity he remains the one Mediator. Dietrich Bonhoeffer

And that also clarifies the goal of all Christian community: they meet one another as bringers of the message of salvation. Dietrich Bonhoeffer

The Christian no longer lives of himself, by his own claims and his own justification, but by God’s claims and God’s justification. He lives wholly by God’s Word pronounced upon him, whether that Word declares him guilty or innocent. Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Christianity means community through Jesus Christ and in Jesus Christ. No Christian community is more or less than this. Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Communal life is again being recognized by Christians today as the grace that it is, as the extraordinary, the ‘roses and lilies’ of the Christian life. Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Communal life is again being recognized by Christians today as the grace that it is, as the extraordinary, the ‘roses and lilies’ of the Christian life. Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Therefore, let him who until now has had the privilege of living a common Christian life with other Christians praise God’s grace from the bottom of his heart. Let him thank God on his knees and declare: It is grace, nothing but grace, that we are allowed to live in community with Christian brethren. Dietrich Bonhoeffer

The physical presence of other Christians is a source of incomparable joy and strength to the believer. Dietrich Bonhoeffer