At Sunday worship as in every dimension of our existence many of us pretend to believe we are sinners. Consequently all we can do is pretend we have been forgiven. As a result our whole spiritual...

At Sunday worship as in every dimension of our existence many of us pretend to believe we are sinners. Consequently all we can do is pretend we have been forgiven. As a result our whole spiritual life is pseudorepentance and pseudobliss.
Brennan Manning

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we unwittingly project onto God our own attitudes and feelings toward ourselves... But we cannot assume that He feels about us the way we feel about ourselves unless we love ourselves compassionately intensely and freely.
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For me the most radical demand of Christian faith lies in summoning the courage to say yes to the present risenness of Jesus Christ.
- Brennan Manning

At Sunday worship as in every dimension of our existence many of us pretend to believe we are sinners. Consequently all we can do is pretend we have been forgiven. As a result our whole spiritual life is pseudorepentance and pseudobliss. Brennan Manning

At Sunday worship as in every dimension of our existence many of us pretend to believe we are sinners. Consequently all we can do is pretend we have been forgiven. As a result our whole spiritual life is pseudorepentance and pseudobliss.
Brennan Manning