1. The Supper doesn’t depend on the faithfulness of the Church. It depends on the faithfulness of Christ.
  2. A rightly-oriented heart and a rightly-oriented love will consistently do what is best for God and best for our neighbor, which is why St. Augustine speaks of sin as a disordered love.
  3. While we often talk about our growth, our progress, and what we are doing for the kingdom of God, the reality is that any goodness in a Christian does not originate in us.
  4. For Bonhoeffer, Christ crucified, and the cross of the Christian life were not of peripheral importance, but foundational.
  5. Your exhaustion may not be a sign of weakness of faith. It may be the fruit of enthusiasm. It is Lent. Fast from your fever. Embrace the exhaustion. Curb your inner enthusiast and cling to Christ.

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