The secret of the mystery is: God is always greater. No matter how great we think Him to be, His love is always greater.
BRENNAN MANNING
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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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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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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When our inner child is not nurtured and nourished, our minds gradually close to new ideas, unprofitable commitments and the surprises of the Spirit.
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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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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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The only kind of love that helps anyone grow is unconditional love.
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Suffering, failure, loneliness, sorrow, discouragement, and death will be part of your journey, but the Kingdom of God will conquer all these horrors. No evil can resist grace forever.
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Hope knows that if great trials are avoided great deeds remain undone and the possibility of growth into greatness of soul is aborted.
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We are made for Christ, and nothing less will ever satisfy us.
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To lend each other a hand when we’re falling, perhaps that’s the only work that matters in the end.
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The temptation of the age is to look good without being good.
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Real freedom is freedom from the opinions of others. Above all, freedom from your opinions about yourself.
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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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Our identity rests in God’s relentless tenderness for us revealed in Jesus Christ.
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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 dominant characteristic of an authentic spiritual life is the gratitude that flows from trust — not only for all the gifts that I receive from God, but gratitude for all the suffering. Because in that purifying experience, suffering has often been the shortest path to intimacy with God.
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