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

Brennan Manning

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Brennan Manning
Age: 75 †
Born: 1937
Born: April 27
Died: 2013
Died: April 12
Author
Catholic Priest
Theologian
New York City
New York
Richard Francis Xavier Manning
Identity
Jesus
Christ
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Relentless
Revealed
Tenderness

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