Desire Quote by Brennan Manning

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

Trust is our gift back to God, and he finds it so enchanting that Jesus died for love of it

— Brennan Manning

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

That which is denied cannot be healed.

— Brennan Manning

“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

“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

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

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

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

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

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

Our identity rests in God's relentless tenderness for us revealed in Jesus Christ.

— Brennan Manning