"For Ragamuffins, God's name is Mercy. We see……" — Brennan Manning
"For Ragamuffins, God's name is Mercy. We see our darkness as a prized possession because it drives us into the heart of God. Without mercy our darkness would plunge us into despair - for some, self-destruction. Time alone with God reveals the unfathomable depths of the poverty of the spirit. We are so poor that even our poverty is not our own: It belongs to the mysterium tremendum of a loving God."
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183 Quotes by Brennan Manning
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In every encounter we either give life or we drain it; there is no neutral exchange.
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