Tuesday, July 14, 2015

Visionary Dreaming (Dietrich Bonhoeffer)

“God hates visionary dreaming; it makes the dreamer proud and pretentious. The man who fashions a visionary ideal of community demands that it be realized by God, by others, and by himself. He enters the community of Christians with his demands, sets up his own law, and judges the brethren and God Himself accordingly. He stands adamant, a living reproach to all others in the circle of brethren.” – Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together
Reflection:
Joseph was a dreamer. He became proud for it.

Quote taken from: http://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/trevinwax/2007/02/17/god-hates-visionary-dreaming/