Our hearts of stone become hearts of flesh when we learn whe... - Brennan Manning, Abba's Child: The Cry of the Heart for Intimate Belonging

"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."

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

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

"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."

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