Being the beloved is our identity, the core of our existence. It is not merely a lofty thought, an inspiring idea, or one name among many. It is the name by which God knows us and the way He relates to us Brennan Manning More Quotes by Brennan Manning More Quotes From Brennan Manning We are enveloped in peace, whether or not we feel ourselves to be at peace. By that I mean the peace that passes understanding is not a subjective sensation of peace; if we are in Christ, we are in peace even when we feel no peace. Brennan Manning understanding mean christ Quia amasti me, fecisti me amabilem. (In loving me, you made me lovable.) Brennan Manning loving-me lovable made Grace is sufficient even though we huff and puff with all our might to try and find something or someone that it cannot cover. Grace is enough... Brennan Manning puff grace trying God loves us as we are...not as we ought to be. because we are never going to be as we ought to be." --Brennan Manning Brennan Manning god-loves-us ought god-love Without exposure to potential failure, there is no risk. Brennan Manning exposure risk Craving clarity, we attempt to eliminate the risk of trusting God. Brennan Manning clarity trust-in-god risk Experience has taught me that I connect best with others when I connect with the core of myself. When I allow God to liberate me from unhealthy dependence on people, I listen more attentively, love more unselfishly, and am more compassionate and playful. I take myself less seriously, become aware that the breath of the Father is on my face. Brennan Manning faces father people A man doesn't grow old because he has lived a certain number of years. A man grows old when he deserts his ideal. The years may wrinkle his skin, but deserting his ideal wrinkles his soul. Brennan Manning wrinkles men years 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. Brennan Manning self names heart I believe that the real difference in the American church is not between conservatives and liberals, fundamentalists and charismatics, nor between Republicans and Democrats. The real difference is between the aware and the unaware. Brennan Manning differences real believe By and large, the gospel of grace is neither proclaimed, understood, nor lived. Brennan Manning understood grace Prayer is first and foremost an act of love Brennan Manning acts-of-love prayer firsts * Recognize that God is with you. * Acknowledge God knows what He's doing. * Search for God's will: the path He desires you to take in life. * Consider what God did for you when He sent Jesus to die on the cross (forgiveness and righteousness) Brennan Manning meditation desire jesus Nevertheless, the central affirmation of the Reformation stands: through no merit of ours, but by his mercy, WE HAVE BEEN RESTORED to a right relationship with God through the life, death, and resurrection of his beloved Son. This is the Good News, the gospel of Grace Brennan Manning merit grace son Only reckless confidence in a Source greater than ourselves can empower us to forgive the woulds inflicted by others. Brennan Manning reckless empowering forgiving All I have learned through trial and error is to stay alert and aware, especially God smiling @ our silliness. Brennan Manning trial-and-error errors trials One of my realizations in such an earthy atmosphere was that many of the burning theological issues in the church were neither burning nor theological. Brennan Manning atmosphere issues church The ancient spiritual tradition is that God gives himself fully to us in silence and solitude. Brennan Manning silence spiritual giving Childlike in faith means the daily acknowledgment of utter dependence and that I owe my life and being to another. Brennan Manning childlike dependence mean When being is divorced from doing, pious thoughts become an adequate substitute for washing dirty feet. Brennan Manning adequate feet dirty
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