Brennan Manning Quotes

I always have kind of underneath feeling of peace of mind that I get from just the basic tenants of spirituality.

Let my Peace which passes all understanding infill and enfold you, for when you are at Peace within, you reflect Peace without, and all those souls you meet will feel that Peace.

The peace that Jesus gives is never engineered by circumstances on the outside.

I'm at peace with my family, my friends, myself and God so there's really nothing else that I worry about.

A paradise of inward tranquility seems to be faith's usual result.

Let everything about you breathe the calm and peace of the soul.

Either worrying drives out prayer, or prayer drives out worrying.

I am not blaming the past. ... But I want the peace of God to settle on the future.

Drop Thy still dews of quietness, Till all our strivings cease; Take from our souls the strain and stress, And let our ordered lives confess The beauty of Thy peace.

Peace, sweet peace finally comes to men when they humbly yield to the gentle pressure of the Spirit.

Calm soul of all things! make it mine To feel, amid the city's jar, That there abides a peace of thine, Man did not make, and cannot mar! The will to neither strive nor cry, The power to feel what others give! Calm, calm me more! nor let me die Before I have begun to live.

Calmness is the living breath of God's immortality in you.

And yet, if it all went away tomorrow, I know I would still have peace. That probably sounds crazy to most people, but that’s the kind of peace Christ gives. It is rooted in His love, and it surpasses all understanding.

Doubt is nothing but a trivial agitation on the surface of the soul, while deep down there is a calm certainty.

If we are at peace with God and our own conscience, what enemy among men need we fear?

What peace can they have who are not at peace with God?

Contentment ... has an internal quietness of heart that gladly submits to God in all circumstances.

Peace is that state in which fear of any kind is unknown.

One can not reflect in streaming water. Only those who know internal peace can give it to others.

All God wants of man is a peaceful heart.

I haven't had a single thought for 26 years. I have only understanding. It's somewhat complicated to understand that. I've hardly ever spoken about it. You're in a state of total peace of mind. A kind of nirvana.

Peace, truthfully, is how you feel inside.

Once I accepted Christ I immediately had peace. I still didn't have a place to live, I still didn't have a car, but I had peace.

I'm at a point in my life where I have something solid now. I'm a peaceful person, and I want to be surrounded by peace no matter what I'm doing.

Oh, how great peace and quietness would he possess who should cut off all vain anxiety and place all his confidence in God.