Brennan Manning Giving Quotations

A trusting heart is forgiven and, in turn, forgives.

The ancient spiritual tradition is that God gives himself fully to us in silence and solitude.

The ragamuffin gospel reveals that Jesus forgives sins, including the sins of the flesh; that He is comfortable with sinners who remember how to show compassion; but that He cannot and will not have a relationship with pretenders in the Spirit.

Only reckless confidence in a Source greater than ourselves can empower us to forgive the woulds inflicted by others.

[Jesus] matters because of what he brought and what he still brings to ordinary human beings, living their ordinary lives and coping daily with their surroundings. He promises wholeness for their lives. In sharing our weaknesses he gives us strength and and imparts through his companionship a life that has the quality of eternity." (Dallas Willard in Ruthless Trust - Brennan Manning)

Jesus reveals a God who does not demand but who gives; who does not oppress but who raises up; who does not wound but who heals; who does not condemn but forgives.

In every encounter we either give life or we drain it; there is no neutral exchange.