Jon Walker on the “Messy Faith” of Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Dietrich Bonhoeffer lived a messy faith, believing Jesus continually brings us to choices that require total dependence upon him in order to take the next step. This means we stop being afraid of making mistakes, trusting that, if we mis-step, God sweeps us with his grace, is faithful to forgive, and will work things out to get us back on track because he wants us to move forward in our journey. Bonhoeffer teaches that a life of such extraordinary risk is expectation, not the expectation for any disciple of Jesus  (Jon Walker, Breakfast With Bonhoeffer, 15).