NIV, Ragamuffin Bible Quotes

“One of life’s greatest paradoxes is that it’s in the crucible of pain and suffering that we become tender. Not all pain and suffering, certainly. If that were the case, the whole world would be tender, since no one escapes pain and suffering. To these elements must be added mourning, understanding, patience, love and the willingness to remain vulnerable. Together they lead to wisdom and tenderness.”
― Brennan Manning, NIV, Ragamuffin Bible: Meditations for the Bedraggled, Beat-Up, and Brokenhearted

“We may not be the kind of people we want to be, we may be a long way from our goals, we may have more failures than achievements, we may not be wealthy or powerful or spiritual, we may not even be happy, but we are nonetheless accepted by God, held in his hands.”
― Brennan Manning, NIV, Ragamuffin Bible: Meditations for the Bedraggled, Beat-Up, and Brokenhearted