Obedience then does not appear to us as submission, as subjection, it appears to us as the creative attitude of one who listens intently to a voice which alone can tell him what he truly is.
— Anthony Bloom (1914–2003), Orthodoxer Metropolit, Autor
Source: Some Aspects of the Doctrine of Creation, Sobornost, Reihe 4, Nr. 10, 1964
Topics: Discipleship, Meaning & Identity, Wisdom & Understanding
Occasions: For Reflection
Anthony Bloom
Antonij von Sourozh (1914–2003) war ein russisch-orthodoxer Metropolit, Arzt und Autor, der ab 1949 die Diözese Sourozh in Großbritannien und Irland leitete. Er wurde als Brückenbauer zum westlichen Christentum und spiritueller Lehrer bekannt, dessen pastorale Offenheit jedoch bei traditionalistischen Vertretern seiner Kirche auf Kritik stieß. Für Bibelleser vermitteln seine Schriften einen lebensnahen Zugang zum Glauben mit dem Schwerpunkt auf aufrichtigem Gebet und dem Aushalten göttlichen Schweigens.
All quotes by Anthony Bloom (10)
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Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Prayer does not equip us for greater works – prayer is the greater work.
Oswald Chambers
In a sense, learning to follow Jesus is simply learning to pray the Lord’s Prayer.
N.T. Wright
Being a Christian is not a 'do-it-yourself' affair.
Jerry Bridges
God has not called us to success, only to faithfulness.
Mother Teresa
He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.
Jim Elliot
Do not be afraid of Christ. He demands nothing and he gives everything.
Pope Benedict XVI
A Christian is not a man who never goes wrong, but a man who is enabled to repent.
C.S. Lewis