[Jesus] matters because of what he brought and what he still brings to ordinary human beings, living their ordinary lives and coping… — Brennan Manning Copy Share Image
The sorrow of God lies in our fear of Him, our fear of life, and our fear of ourselves. He anguishes over… — Brennan Manning Copy Share Image
The dominant characteristic of an authentic spiritual life is the gratitude that flows from trust — Brennan Manning Copy Share Image
We are not cowed into timidity by death and life. Were we forced to rely on our own shabby resources we would… — Brennan Manning Copy Share Image
“According to Viktor Frankl, a person finds identity only to the extent that “he commits himself to something beyond himself, to a… — Brennan Manning Copy Share Image
* Recognize that God is with you. * Acknowledge God knows what He's doing. * Search for God's will: the path He… — Brennan Manning Copy Share Image
The life of Jesus suggests that to be like Abba is to show compassion. Donald Gray expresses this: "Jesus reveals in an… — Brennan Manning Copy Share Image
Rome is burning, Jesus says. Drop your fiddle, change your life and come to Me. Let go of the good days that… — Brennan Manning Copy Share Image
The life of Jesus suggests that to be like Abba is to show compassion. — Brennan Manning Copy Share Image
To live by grace means to acknowledge my whole life story, the light side and the dark. In admitting my shadow side… — Brennan Manning Copy Share Image
Childlike in faith means the daily acknowledgment of utter dependence and that I owe my life and being to another. — Brennan Manning Copy Share Image
“It remains a startling story to those who never understand that the men and women who are truly filled with light are… — Brennan Manning Copy Share Image
Whenever I allow anything but tenderness and compassion to dictate my response to life--be it self-righteous anger, moralizing, defensiveness, the pressing need… — Brennan Manning Copy Share Image
Assured of your salvation by the unique grace of our Lord Jesus Christ" is the heartbeat of the gospel, joyful liberation from… — Brennan Manning Copy Share Image
Anyone we come in contact with, we either offer them life, or we drain them. — Brennan Manning Copy Share Image
Being the beloved is our identity, the core of our existence. It is not merely a lofty thought, an inspiring idea, or… — Brennan Manning Copy Share Image
Accepting the reality of our sinfulness means accepting our authentic self. Judas could not face his shadow; Peter could. The latter befriended the impostor… — Brennan Manning Copy Share Image
Trust is our gift back to God, and he finds it so enchanting that Jesus died for love of it — Brennan Manning Copy Share Image
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… — Brennan Manning Copy Share Image
“It is not objective proof of God’s existence that we want but the experience of God’s presence. That is the miracle we are really… — Brennan Manning Copy Share Image
“He who is alone with his sins is utterly alone. It may be that Christians, notwithstanding corporate worship, common prayer, and all their fellowship… — Brennan Manning Copy Share Image
God not only loves me as I am, but also knows me as I am. Because of this I don't need to apply spiritual… — Brennan Manning Copy Share Image
Grace abounds in contemporary movies, books, novels, films and music. If God is not in the whirlwind, He may be in a Woody Allen… — Brennan Manning Copy Share Image
My trust in God flows out of the experience of his loving me, day in and day out, whether the day is stormy or… — Brennan Manning Copy Share Image
I you think you've done it, then you're wrong. Because you're not finished until you have achieved everything that you never thought you could. — Brennan Manning Copy Share Image
May all your expectations be frustrated, may all your plans be thwarted, may all your desires be withered into nothingness, that you may experience… — Brennan Manning Copy Share Image
Our identity rests in God's relentless tenderness for us revealed in Jesus Christ. — Brennan Manning Copy Share Image
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