Brennan Manning was a great man who lived, ate and breathed the Grace of God. A fantastic writer who moved us with his words. A raggamuffin of a man who did not let the fact that he was flawed (like we all are) deter him from living in relationship with God and ministry. He did not try to conceal his faults, neither did he act like it was alright to have them, he recognised them as faults. However, he did not see it as cause to run away from God. He made us all realise that the Grace of God is bigger than our Sins. His love is absolute. He will never leave us nor forsake us. Towards the end of his Life, he suffered a great deal due to a debilitating disease that left him dependent on a caregiver, however through that circumstance he showed us that regardless of what we go through or where we are in life; All is Grace. Below are two quotes by Brennan that exemplify his writing and what he meant to us
“I want neither a terrorist spirituality that keeps me in a perpetual state of fright about being in right relationship with my heavenly Father nor a sappy spirituality that portrays God as such a benign teddy bear that there is no aberrant behavior or desire of mine that he will not condone. I want a relationship with the Abba of Jesus, who is infinitely compassionate with my brokenness and at the same time an awesome, incomprehensible, and unwieldy Mystery.”
“My deepest awareness of myself is that I am deeply loved by Jesus Christ and I have done nothing to earn it or deserve it.” ― Brennan Manning, The Ragamuffin Gospel
Goodbye, Brennan. Rest in the arms of our Divine Lover
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