Thielicke: An Amazing Surprise
Helmut Thielicke (1908-1986), German pastor and author:[The gospel] comes into our life as an amazing surprise. That there should be someone like Jesus, that he should gain the Father's heart for us, that he should rescue us, from the frustration of our personal lives and snatch us away from this horrible vegetating on the edge of the void--all this is indeed a tremendous surprise.--The Waiting Father: Sermons on the Parables of Jesus, 36