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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

Brennan Manning

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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Charge Death Grace Hard Time Reality Sin Spiritual War Wonder World
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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Each Other End Fall Hands Hard Time Support Work
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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On the last day, Jesus will look us over not for medals, diplomas, or honors, but for scars.
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Day Medal Ourselves Scars Search
The greatest single cause of atheism in the world today is Christians, who acknowledge Jesus with their lips and walk out the door, and deny Him by their lifestyle. That is what an unbelieving world simply finds unbelievable.
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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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Be Yourself God Love Original
We even refuse to be our true self with God- and then wonder why we lack intimacy with him.
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God Himself Intimacy True
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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God is enough. That is the root of peace. When we start seeking something besides Him, we lose it.
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If asked whether I am finally letting God love me, just as I am, I would answer, ‘No, but I’m trying.
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God Love Myself Try
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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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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Creation Desire God Heart Live Original Ourselves Purpose
Childlike surrender and trust, I believe, is the defining spirit of authentic discipleship.
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In every encounter we either give life or we drain it; there is no neutral exchange.
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Encounter exchange Life
The Christian with depth is the person who has failed and who has learned to live with it.
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Deep Failure Learning Live Person
I am wonderfully content with a God who does not deal with me as my sins deserve.
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Content Deserve God Myself Sin Wonderful

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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