Reader's Poem: Life Together
Life Together by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Community is a reality created by God in Christ.
We are reverent listeners and participants in God’s sacred story.
In fellowship we learn to be alone; in aloneness we learn to live rightly in fellowship.
Ultimately, we have no charge but to serve our brothers and sisters,
for they stand as signs of God’s truth and grace.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer. John Doberstein, trans.
New York: Harper One, 2009.
Reader’s poem by Samuel Rahberg.
After I finish a good read and before I tuck it away on the shelf, I like to spend some time summarizing what was most important to me. I use the author’s own words, varied only slightly, and follow the themes that speak most strongly to me at this time. The example below remains a summary and serves only as my own interpretation, so I take responsibility for any deviation from the author’s original intent. Even so, may it be a helpful reflection for others and an encouragement to read a fine book in its entirety.