It is
very remarkable that we face the thought that God is coming so calmly, whereas
previously peoples trembled at the day of God, whereas the world fell into
trembling when Jesus Christ walked over the earth. That is why we find it so
strange when we see the marks of God in the world so often together with the
marks of human suffering.... We have become so accustomed to the idea of divine
love and of God's coming at Christmas that we no longer feel the shiver of fear
that God's coming should arouse in us.
We
are indifferent to the message, taking only the pleasant and agreeable out of
it and forgetting the serious aspect, that the God of the world draws near to
the people of our little earth and lays claim to us. The coming of God is truly
not only glad tidings, but first of all frightening news for everyone who has a
conscience.
Bonhoeffer
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