Kelly

“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

“David was caught in a very uncomfortable position; however, he seemed to grasp a deep understanding of the unfolding drama in which he had been caught. He seemed to understand something that few of even the wisest men of his day understood. Something that in our day, when men are wiser still, even fewer understand.

And what was that?

God did not have - but wanted very much to have - men and women who would live in pain.

God wanted a broken vessel.”
― Gene Edwards, A Tale of Three Kings: A Study in Brokenness

“The unwounded life bears no resemblance to the Rabbi.”
― Brennan Manning, Abba's Child: The Cry of the Heart for Intimate Belonging

“In Love's service, only wounded soldiers can serve.”
― Brennan Manning, Abba's Child: The Cry of the Heart for Intimate Belonging