We are made for Christ, and nothing less will ever satisfy us.
BRENNAN MANNINGIn every encounter we either give life or we drain it; there is no neutral exchange.
More Brennan Manning Quotes
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I have been seized by the power of a great affection.
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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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To be alive is to be broken; to be broken is to stand in need of grace.
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Today on planet Earth, may you experience the wonder and beauty of yourself as Abba’s Child and temple of the Holy Spirit through Jesus Christ
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Assured of your salvation by the unique grace of our Lord Jesus Christ” is the heartbeat of the gospel, joyful liberation from fear of the Final Outcome, a summons to self-acceptance, and freedom for a life of compassion toward others.
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God loves you unconditionally, as you are and not as you should be, because nobody is as they should be.
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The only kind of love that helps anyone grow is unconditional love.
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There is a beautiful transparency to honest disciples who never wear a false face and do not pretend to be anything but who they are.
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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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If in our hearts we really don’t believe that God loves us as we are, if we are still tainted by the lie that we can do something to make God love us more, we are rejecting the message of the cross.
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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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The secret of the mystery is: God is always greater. No matter how great we think Him to be, His love is always greater.
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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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Letting ourselves be loved by God is more important than loving God.
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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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