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By and large, the gospel of grace is neither proclaimed, understood, nor lived.

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Brennan Manning
Age: 75 †
Born: 1937
Born: April 27
Died: 2013
Died: April 12
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Catholic Priest
Theologian
New York City
New York
Richard Francis Xavier Manning
Grace
Proclaimed
Gospel
Neither
Large
Lived
Understood

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A ragamuffin knows he's only a beggar at the door of God's mercy.
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* 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)
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You will trust God to the degree you know you are loved by Him.
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In human beings, love is a quality, a high-prized virtue in God, love is His identity.
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Define yourself radically as one beloved by God. This is the true self. Every other identity is illusion.
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Quia amasti me, fecisti me amabilem. (In loving me, you made me lovable.)
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