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The secret of the mystery is: God is always greater. No matter how great we think Him to be, His love is always greater.

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Brennan Manning
Age: 75 †
Born: 1937
Born: April 27
Died: 2013
Died: April 12
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Catholic Priest
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New York City
New York
Richard Francis Xavier Manning
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We even refuse to be our true self with God- and then wonder why we lack intimacy with him.
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Jesus was victorious not because he never flinched, talked back, or questioned, but having flinched, talked back, and questioned, he remained faithful.
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