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Dietrich Bonhoeffer on Suffering and Glory - Lutheran (2 Corinthians 4:16-18)

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"The cross marks the Christian life—wasting, affliction, dying. But resurrection follows: daily renewal, eternal glory, life out of death. We fix our eyes on Christ crucified and risen. In dying we live; in losing we gain; in weakness we are strong." — Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Lutheran: cruciform renewal.

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2 Corinthians 4:16-18

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