Poem By Dietrich Bonhoeffer

When I think of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, my mind doesn't immediately go to "poet." But I read this poem in the new Eric Metaxas biography, and I wanted to put it here for the sake of posterity, and in the hope of encouraging someone who may happen this way...

The beginning and the end, O Lord, are Thine;
The span between, life, was mine;
I wandered in the darkness and did not discover myself;
With Thee, O Lord, is clarity and light is Thy house,
A short time only, and all is done;
Then the whole struggle dies away to nothing.
Then I will refresh myself by the waters of life,
And will talk with Jesus forever and ever.

Quotes Worth Remembering from Eric Metaxas' new Bonhoeffer Biography...

There is no way to peace along the way of safety. For peace must be dared, it is itself the great venture and can never be safe. Peace is the opposite of security. To demand guarantees is to want to protect oneself. Peace means giving oneself completely to God's commandment, wanting no security, but in faith and obedience laying the destiny of the nations in the hand of Almighty God, not trying to direct it for selfish purposes. Battles are won, not with weapons, but with God. They are won when the way leads to the cross.