30 Most Popular Brennan Manning Quotes About Jesus & More
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Brennan Manning was an author, laicized priest, and public speaker from America. On April 27, 1934, he was born in New York City into an Irish Catholic family. His full name was Richard Francis Xavier Manning. He had written many inspirational books. “The Ragamuffin Gospel” was one of his bestselling books. His other books are- Abba’s Child, The Relentless Tenderness of Jesus etc. He was a very religious and inspirational person. His Christian followers widely use his quotes on numerous occasions.
Manning was an influential writer. He had great insight into each of his writings. Here are these most powerful Brennan Manning quotes from his writings. Check out!
Brennan Manning Quotes
“My deepest awareness of myself is that I am deeply loved by Jesus Christ and I have done nothing to earn it or deserve it.”
BRENNAN MANNING
SOURCE: THE RAGAMUFFIN GOSPEL
“The temptation of the age is to look good without being good.”
BRENNAN MANNING
SOURCE: THE RAGAMUFFIN GOSPEL
“We should be astonished at the goodness of God, stunned that He should bother to call us by name, our mouths wide open at His love, bewildered that at this very moment we are standing on holy ground.”
BRENNAN MANNING
SOURCE: THE RAGAMUFFIN GOSPEL
“Define yourself radically as one beloved by God. This is the true self. Every other identity is illusion.”
BRENNAN MANNING
SOURCE: ABBA’S CHILD: THE CRY OF THE HEART FOR INTIMATE BELONGING
“Silent solitude makes true speech possible and personal. If I am not in touch with my own belovedness, then I cannot touch the sacredness of others. If I am estranged from myself, I am likewise a stranger to others.”
BRENNAN MANNING
SOURCE: ABBA’S CHILD: THE CRY OF THE HEART FOR INTIMATE BELONGING
SOURCE: ABBA’S CHILD: THE CRY OF THE HEART FOR INTIMATE BELONGING
“In Love’s service, only wounded soldiers can serve.”
BRENNAN MANNING
SOURCE: ABBA’S CHILD: THE CRY OF THE HEART FOR INTIMATE BELONGING
“Accepting the reality of our sinfulness means accepting our authentic self. Judas could not face his shadow; Peter could. The latter befriended the impostor within; the former raged against him.”
BRENNAN MANNING
SOURCE: ABBA’S CHILD: THE CRY OF THE HEART FOR INTIMATE BELONGING
“Real freedom is freedom from the opinions of others. Above all, freedom from your opinions about yourself.”
BRENNAN MANNING
SOURCE: THE WISDOM OF TENDERNESS: WHAT HAPPENS WHEN GOD’S FIERCE MERCY TRANSFORMS OUR LIVES
“To live by grace means to acknowledge my whole life story, the light side and the dark. In admitting my shadow side I learn who I am and what God’s grace means.”
BRENNAN MANNING
“There is a beautiful transparency to honest disciples who never wear a false face and do not pretend to be anything but who they are.”
BRENNAN MANNING
“When a man or woman is truly honest, it is virtually impossible to insult them personally.”
BRENNAN MANNING
“Do the truth quietly without display.”
BRENNAN MANNING
“In every encounter we either give life or we drain it; there is no neutral exchange.”
BRENNAN MANNING
SOURCE: ABBA’S CHILD: THE CRY OF THE HEART FOR INTIMATE BELONGING
“God loves you unconditionally, as you are and not as you should be, because nobody is as they should be.”
BRENNAN MANNING
“You will trust God to the degree you know you are loved by him.”
BRENNAN MANNING
“Be daring enough to be different, humble enough to make mistakes, wild enough to be burnt in the fire of love, real enough to make others see how phony you are.”
BRENNAN MANNING
SOURCE: THE RAGAMUFFIN GOSPEL
“To be alive is to be broken; to be broken is to stand in need of grace.”
BRENNAN MANNING
SOURCE: THE RAGAMUFFIN GOSPEL
“To lend each other a hand when we’re falling, perhaps that’s the only work that matters in the end.”
BRENNAN MANNING
“A saint is not someone who is good but who experiences the goodness of God.”
BRENNAN MANNING
SOURCE: THE RAGAMUFFIN GOSPEL
“The secret of the mystery is: God is always greater. No matter how great we think Him to be, His love is always greater.”
BRENNAN MANNING
SOURCE: THE RAGAMUFFIN GOSPEL
“God is enough. That is the root of peace. When we start seeking something besides Him, we lose it.”
BRENNAN MANNING
SOURCE: THE RAGAMUFFIN GOSPEL
“Our identity rests in God’s relentless tenderness for us revealed in Jesus Christ.”
BRENNAN MANNING
SOURCE: ABBA’S CHILD: THE CRY OF THE HEART FOR INTIMATE BELONGING
“The litmus test of our love for God is our love of neighbor.”
BRENNAN MANNING
SOURCE: THE WISDOM OF TENDERNESS: WHAT HAPPENS WHEN GOD’S FIERCE MERCY TRANSFORMS OUR LIVES
“The only kind of love that helps anyone grow is unconditional love.”
BRENNAN MANNING
“Letting ourselves be loved by God is more important than loving God.”
BRENNAN MANNING
SOURCE: THE WISDOM OF TENDERNESS: WHAT HAPPENS WHEN GOD’S FIERCE MERCY TRANSFORMS OUR LIVES
SOURCE: THE RAGAMUFFIN GOSPEL
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I loved the Ragamuffin Gospel
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