The deeper we grow in the Spirit of Jesus Christ, the poorer we become - the more we realize that everything in life is a gift.
The tenor of our lives becomes one of humble and joyful thanksgiving.
Awareness of our poverty and ineptitude causes us to rejoice in the gift of being called out of darkness into wondrous light and translated into the kingdom of God’s beloved Son.
Manning, Brennan. The Ragamuffin Gospel.
The Crown Publishing Group. Kindle Edition. p. 81
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To be alive is to be broken. And to be broken is to stand in need of grace.
Honesty keeps us in touch with our neediness and the truth that we are saved sinners.
There is a beautiful transparency to honest disciples who never wear a false face and do not pretend to be anything but who they are.
While Jesus calls each of us to a more perfect life,
we cannot achieve it on our own.
To be alive is to be broken; to be broken is to stand in need of grace.
It is only through grace that any of us could dare to hope that we could become more like Christ.
Manning, Brennan. The Ragamuffin Gospel.
The Crown Publishing Group. Kindle Edition. p. 86-87