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> [“I end with a blessing from Larry Hine, Brennan Manning’s spiritual director, who delivered this benediction at Manning’s ordination service:      May all of your expectations be frustrated,      May all of your plans be thwarted,      May all of your desires be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-r-briggs/i-end-with-a-blessing-from-larry-hine-brennan-manning-s-spiritual/)

[J R Briggs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-r-briggs/)

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## More by J R Briggs

> [“Masks come off when the gospel is put on.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-r-briggs/masks-come-off-when-the-gospel-is-put-on/)

[J R Briggs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-r-briggs/)

> [“One of the four-letter F-words we use regularly in our churches reinforces a lack of authenticity: fine. As in, “How are you doing?” “Oh,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-r-briggs/one-of-the-four-letter-f-words-we-use-regularly-in-our-churches/)

[J R Briggs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-r-briggs/)

> [“Sadly, this need to be needed fuels many of our pastoral motivations. Left unchecked, people begin to need us as pastor and confidant more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-r-briggs/sadly-this-need-to-be-needed-fuels-many-of-our-pastoral-motivations/)

[J R Briggs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-r-briggs/)

> [“all of your expectations be frustrated,      May all of your plans be thwarted,      May all of your desires be withered into nothingness,      That you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-r-briggs/all-of-your-expectations-be-frustrated-may-all-of-your-plans-be/)

[J R Briggs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-r-briggs/)

> [“I end with a blessing from Larry Hine, Brennan Manning’s spiritual director, who delivered this benediction at Manning’s ordination service:      May all of your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-r-briggs/i-end-with-a-blessing-from-larry-hine-brennan-manning-s-spiritual/)

[J R Briggs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-r-briggs/)

> [“Busyness is one of the pastor’s most effective tools of remaining at a safe relational and emotional distance.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-r-briggs/busyness-is-one-of-the-pastor-s-most-effective-tools-of-remaining-at/)

[J R Briggs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-r-briggs/)

> [“The path of obedient, faithful ministry begins when we drop our roles as busy religious salespeople working for God and instead recapture our calling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-r-briggs/the-path-of-obedient-faithful-ministry-begins-when-we-drop-our-roles/)

[J R Briggs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-r-briggs/)

> [“When we wear the mask that we are only susceptible to small and respectable sins, we communicate to those around us a tame and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-r-briggs/when-we-wear-the-mask-that-we-are-only-susceptible-to-small-and/)

[J R Briggs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-r-briggs/)

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