True Freedom

"Man is free for God and his brothers. He becomes aware that there is a God who loves him; that a brother is standing at his side, whom God loves as he loves himself and that there is a future with the triune God, together with His Church. He believes. He loves. He hopes. The past and the future of his whole life are merged in one in the presence of God. The whole of his past is comprised in the word forgiveness. The whole of the future is safe in keeping in the faithfulness of God. Past sin is swallowed up in the abyss of the love of God in Jesus Christ. The future will be without sin, a life which proceeds from God." - Dietrich Bonhoeffer

The accompanying illustration is a painting by Rick Kelley entitled "Reflections on Freedom."