Brennan Manning Quotes

Most people have a harder time letting themselves love than finding someone to love them.

Those who love you are not fooled by mistakes you have made or dark images you hold about yourself. They remember your beauty when you feel ugly; your wholeness when you are broken; your innocence when you feel guilty; and your purpose when you are confused.

Cheer up: You're a worse sinner than you ever dared imagine, and you're more loved than you ever dared hope.

God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.

If you don’t find a way to love a flawed person, secretly you’re teaching yourself that you are not lovable because of your flaws.

My definition of a friend is somebody who adores you even though they know the things you're most ashamed of.

If Jesus was here, do you think Jesus would show me any love? Do you think Jesus would love me?

You can't make everybody love you. It's an exercise in futility, and it's probably not even a good idea to try.

I get people to truly accept themselves unconditionally, whether or not their therapist or anyone loves them.

I love, but I am not entirely sure how to be loved: how to be seen and known for the utterly flawed woman I am. It demands surrender. It demands acknowledging that I am not perfect, but perhaps I deserve affection anyway.

Much protective self-criticism stems from growing up around people who wouldn't or couldn't love you, and it's likely they still can't or won't. In general, however, the more you let go of the tedious delusion of your own unattractiveness, the easier it will be for others to connect with you, and the more accepted you'll feel.

You know, I think I'm a stronger person for realizing that you can't make everybody love you.

I'm a wonderful disaster. So are you. We're all a mess. We're in this culture that says take this pill and you'll be happy, go on this diet and you'll be thinner, have your teeth whitened, people will love you more.

We'll love you just the way you are if you're perfect.

Even when we make mistakes, we hope others will love us in spite of our shortcomings - even if we don't deserve it.

I felt unworthy, and it's amazing how God kind of showed me that that's how we act as humans, and that's sometimes how we act in our Christian life.

Yes, I'm a miserable, wretched sinner, but He loves me. And to Him, I'm His child, and I can walk in that love and that understanding.

I started writing music in a season of my life where people were telling me I wasn't defined by mistakes, and God really loved me and was fighting for me, and there was a journey to be had with that. And I don't know of a more important message.

Jesus.. says, 'Let go of your complaints, forgive those who loved you poorly, step over your feelings of being rejected, and have the courage to trust that you won't fall into an abyss of nothingness but into the safe embrace of a God whose love will heal all your wounds.

Healing comes from love. And loving every living thing in turn helps you love yourself.

My prayer is that people will not being ashamed to know that confession is not the end of the world and it actually brings healing.

Can you ever forgive me? I already have. How could you? I don't deserve it. That's what makes it love.

The previously unloved may find it hard to believe that they are now loved; that is such a miracle, they feel; such a miracle.

But there's the beauty of life beyond the bubble. It's possible for someone to see your wicked bits and still love you.

Your heart just breaks, that's all. But you can't judge or point fingers. You just have to be lucky enough to find someone who appreciates you.