Define yourself radically as one beloved by God. This is the... - Brennan Manning, Abba's Child: The Cry of the Heart for Intimate Belonging

"While the impostor draws his identity from past achievements and the adulation of others, the true self claims identity in its belovedness. We encounter God in the ordinariness of life: not in the search for spiritual highs and extraordinary, mystical experiences but in our simple presence in life."

"As we come to grips with our own selfishness and stupidity, we make friends with the impostor and accept that we are impoverished and broken and realize that, if we were not, we would be God. The art of gentleness toward ourselves leads to being gentle with others -- and is a natural prerequisite for our presence to God in prayer."

"For me the most radical demand of Christian faith lies in summoning the courage to say yes to the present risenness of Jesus Christ."

"Define yourself radically as one beloved by God. This is the true self. Every other identity is illusion."

"In Love's service, only wounded soldiers can serve."