If asked whether I am finally letting God love me, just as I am, I would answer, ‘No, but I’m trying.
BRENNAN MANNINGWe even refuse to be our true self with God- and then wonder why we lack intimacy with him.
More Brennan Manning Quotes
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Our hearts of stone become hearts of flesh when we learn where the outcast weeps.
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Jesus comes not for the super-spiritual but for the wobbly and the weak-kneed who know they don’t have it all together, and who are not too proud to accept the handout of amazing grace.
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On the last day, Jesus will look us over not for medals, diplomas, or honors, but for scars.
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The spirituality of wonder knows the world is charged with grace, that while sin and war, disease and death are terribly real, God’s loving presence and power in our midst are even more real.
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Jesus comes for sinners, for those outcast and those caught up in squalid choices and failed dreams.
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We should be astonished at the goodness of God, stunned that He should bother to call us by name, our mouths wide open at His love, bewildered that at this very moment we are standing on holy ground.
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In Love’s service, only wounded soldiers can serve.
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I have been seized by the power of a great affection.
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Ruthless trust ultimately comes down to this: faith in the person of Jesus and hope in his promise.
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The sorrow of God lies in our fear of Him, our fear of life, and our fear of ourselves. He anguishes over our self-absorption and self-sufficiency… God’s sorrow lies in our refusal to approach Him when we sinned and failed.
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For me the most radical demand of Christian faith lies in summoning the courage to say yes to the present risenness of Jesus Christ.
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How glorious the splendor of a human heart that trusts that it is loved!
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There is an essential connection between experiencing God, loving God, and trusting God. You will trust God only as much as you love him. And you will love him to the extent you have touched him, rather that he has touched you.
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A saint is not someone who is good but who experiences the goodness of God.
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Our culture says that ruthless competition is the key to success. Jesus says that ruthless compassion is the purpose of our journey.
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We must go out into a desert of some kind (your backyard will do) and come into a personal experience of the awesome love of God.
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The Good News means we can stop lying to ourselves. The sweet sound of amazing grace saves us from the necessity of self-deception. It keeps us from denying that though Christ was victorious, the battle with lust, greed, and pride still rages within us.
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When absolute control and rigid obedience pose as love within the family and the local faith-community , we produce trained cowards rather than Christian persons.
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God is loving us – you and me – this moment, just as we are and not as we should be.
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God is enough. That is the root of peace. When we start seeking something besides Him, we lose it.
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Letting ourselves be loved by God is more important than loving God.
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To be alive is to be broken; to be broken is to stand in need of grace.
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Craving clarity, we attempt to eliminate the risk of trusting God. Fear of the unknown path stretching ahead of us destroys childlike trust in the Father’s active goodness and unrestricted love.
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The way you are with others every day, regardless of their status, is the true test of faith.
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The litmus test of our love for God is our love of neighbor.
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Our huffing and puffing to impress God, our scrambling for brownie points, our thrashing about trying to fix ourselves while hiding our pettiness and wallowing in guilt are nauseating to God and are a flat denial of the gospel of grace.
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