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In every encounter we either give life or we drain it; there is no neutral exchange.

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
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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Astonish Call God Goodness Holy Moments Name Stand Stunning
For me the most radical demand of Christian faith lies in summoning the courage to say yes to the present risenness of Jesus Christ.
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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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Assured of your salvation by the unique grace of our Lord Jesus Christ” is the heartbeat of the gospel, joyful liberation from fear of the Final Outcome, a summons to self-acceptance, and freedom for a life of compassion toward others.
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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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Enough God Himself Lose Peace Seek Start
We are made for Christ, and nothing less will ever satisfy us.
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A saint is not someone who is good but who experiences the goodness of God.
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Difference Experience God Goodness
When a man or woman is truly honest, it is virtually impossible to insult them personally.
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I could more easily contain Niagara Falls in a teacup than I can comprehend the wild, uncontainable love of God.
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How glorious the splendor of a human heart that trusts that it is loved!
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Glory Heart Human Love Trust
You will trust God to the degree you know you are loved by Him.
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Degree God Himself Love Trust Yourself
The way you are with others every day, regardless of their status, is the true test of faith.
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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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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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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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