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.
BRENNAN MANNINGWe have been given God in our souls and Christ in our flesh. We have the power to believe where others deny, to hope where others despair, to love where others hurt.
More Brennan Manning Quotes
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Childlike surrender and trust, I believe, is the defining spirit of authentic discipleship.
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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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To live by grace means to acknowledge my whole life story, the light side and the dark. In admitting my shadow side I learn who I am and what God’s grace means.
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Our identity rests in God’s relentless tenderness for us revealed in Jesus Christ.
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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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Genuine self-acceptance is not derived from the power of positive thinking, mind games or pop psychology. IT IS AN ACT OF FAITH in the God of grace.
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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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Jesus reveals a God who does not demand but who gives; who does not oppress but who raises up; who does not wound but who heals; who does not condemn but forgives.
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I have been seized by the power of a great affection.
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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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The only kind of love that helps anyone grow is unconditional love.
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The gospel declares that no matter how dutiful or prayerful we are, we can’t save ourselves. What Jesus did was sufficient.
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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 deepest desire of our hearts is for union for God. God created us for union with himself. This is the original purpose of our lives.
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