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Brennan Manning, Abba's Child: The Cry Of The Heart For Intimate Belonging
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Quotes
- “As we come to grips with our own selfishness and stupidity, we make friends with the impostor and accept that we are imp...”
- “While the impostor draws his identity from past achievements and the adulation of others, the true self claims identity ...”
- “Live in the wisdom of accepted tenderness. Tenderness awakens within the security of knowing we are thoroughly and since...”
- “we unwittingly project onto God our own attitudes and feelings toward ourselves... But we cannot assume that He feels ab...”
- “The sorrow of God lies in our fear of Him, our fear of life, and our fear of ourselves. He anguishes over our self-absor...”
- “Silent solitude makes true speech possible and personal. If I am not in touch with my own belovedness, then I cannot tou...”
- “For me the most radical demand of Christian faith lies in summoning the courage to say yes to the present risenness of J...”
- “Define yourself radically as one beloved by God. This is the true self. Every other identity is illusion.”
- “Our identity rests in God's relentless tenderness for us revealed in Jesus Christ.”
- “Our hearts of stone become hearts of flesh when we learn where the outcast weeps.”
- “In Love's service, only wounded soldiers can serve.”