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That which is denied cannot be healed.

Brennan Manning

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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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I have been seized by the power of a great affection.
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Letting ourselves be loved by God is more important than loving God.
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Define yourself radically as one beloved by God. This is the true self. Every other identity is illusion.
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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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God loves you unconditionally, as you are and not as you should be, because nobody is as they should be.
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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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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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To be alive is to be broken; to be broken is to stand in need of grace.
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Jesus comes for sinners, for those outcast and those caught up in squalid choices and failed dreams.
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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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The litmus test of our love for God is our love of neighbor.
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The Good News of the gospel of grace cries out: We are all, equally, privileged but unentitled beggars at the door of God’s mercy!
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I asked for wonder, and He gave it to me.
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