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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Anyone we come in contact with, we either offer them life, or we drain them.
More Brennan Manning Quotes
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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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Tragedy is that our attention centers on what people are not, rather than on what they are and who they might become.
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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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Be daring enough to be different, humble enough to make mistakes, wild enough to be burnt in the fire of love, real enough to make others see how phony you are.
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The Christian with depth is the person who has failed and who has learned to live with it.
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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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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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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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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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Letting ourselves be loved by God is more important than loving God.
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The only kind of love that helps anyone grow is unconditional love.
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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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How glorious the splendor of a human heart that trusts that it is loved!
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Childlike surrender and trust, I believe, is the defining spirit of authentic discipleship.
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When we wallow in guilt, remorse, and shame over real or imagined sins of the past, we are disdaining God’s gift of grace.
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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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