God is enough. That is the root of peace. When we start seeking something besides Him, we lose it.
BRENNAN MANNINGWhen we wallow in guilt, remorse, and shame over real or imagined sins of the past, we are disdaining God’s gift of grace.
More Brennan Manning Quotes
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Anyone we come in contact with, we either offer them life, or we drain them.
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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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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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How glorious the splendor of a human heart that trusts that it is loved!
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Our identity rests in God’s relentless tenderness for us revealed in Jesus Christ.
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I asked for wonder, and He gave it to me.
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What makes the Kingdom come is heartfelt compassion: a way of tenderness that knows no frontiers, no labels, no compartmentalizing, and no sectarian divisions.
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The temptation of the age is to look good without being good.
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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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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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We 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.
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The men and women who are truly filled with light are those who have gazed deeply into the darkness of their own imperfect existence.
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Faithfulness requires the courage to risk everything on Jesus, the willingness to keep growing, and the readiness to risk failure throughout our lives.
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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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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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