Quotes about Engagement

Every moment and every situation challenges us to action and to obedience. We have literally no time to sit down and ask ourselves whether so-and-so is our neighbour or not. We must get into action and obey — we must behave like a neighbour to him.

If we want to participate in this Advent and Christmas event, we cannot simply sit there like spectators in a theater and enjoy all the friendly pictures. Rather, we must join in the action that is taking place and be drawn into this reversal of all things ourselves. Here we too must act on the stage, for here the spectator is always a person acting in the drama. We cannot remove ourselves from the action.

Action springs not from thought, but from a readiness for responsibility.

The life of a republic lies certainly in the energy, virtue, and intelligence of its citizens.

Follow-up is personal. It must be done by someONE; not by someTHING. For it to be effective we must set the pace. We can't permanently sell something we don't make time to get into our lives.

The world is filled with interesting things to do. Don't lead a dull life in such a thrilling world.

Be truly present in the moment that you are in and don't let life slip by unnoticed.

The test of a preacher is that his congregation goes away saying, not "What a lovely sermon!" but "I will do something."

The spiritual life does not remove us from the world but leads us deeper into it

Life is never boring, but some people choose to be bored.

May each of you live lives of immersion. They won't necessarily be easy lives. But in the end, it is all that will sustain us.

Everybody is a political person, whether you say something or you are silent. A political attitude is not whether you go to parliament; it's how you deal with your life, with your surroundings.