Old pictures of
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Evoke deep sorrow
Yet his tragic story
Brings surprising
Consolation & wisdom
For our world today…
His study in Berlin
Place of hanging
Seeking heroes….
Today, in Germany,
Many streets and
Public buildings are named after
Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the man
Who was executed
By hanging in Flossenbürg,Germany
On April 9, 1945.
Why?
He resisted Nazism.
From the beginning in 1933,
He spoke out boldly, courageously.
He addressed his fellow Christians,
“Christianity stands or falls
With its revolutionary protest against,
Violence,
Arbitrariness and
Pride of power and it’s
Plea for the weak”.
Westminster Cathedral
Mourning
