The litmus test of our love for God is our love of neighbor.
BRENNAN MANNINGToday 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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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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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 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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I have been seized by the power of a great affection.
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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 a man or woman is truly honest, it is virtually impossible to insult them personally.
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Our identity rests in God’s relentless tenderness for us revealed in Jesus Christ.
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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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My deepest awareness of myself is that I am deeply loved by Jesus Christ and I have done nothing to earn it or deserve it.
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On the last day, Jesus will look us over not for medals, diplomas, or honors, but for scars.
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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 temptation of the age is to look good without being good.
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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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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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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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