Quotes by Monastic Life The curse should no longer rest upon the world itself, but upon that which is sinful in it, and instead of monastic flight from the world the duty is now emphasized of serving God in the world, in every position in life. Abraham Kuyper monastic-life flight world Monastic life thus became a living protest against the secularization of Christianity, against the cheapening of grace. Dietrich Bonhoeffer monastic-life grace christianity