Another excerpt from my LifeGroup Online study… and my prayer this week:
Lord Jesus, we are silly sheep who have dared to stand before You and try to bribe You with our preposterous portfolios. Suddenly we have come to our senses. We are sorry and ask You to forgive us. Give us the grace to admit we are ragamuffins, to embrace our brokenness, to celebrate Your mercy when we are at our weakest, to rely on Your mercy no matter what we may do. Dear Jesus, gift us to stop grandstanding and trying to get attention, to do the truth quietly without display, to let the dishonesties in our lives fade away, to accept our limitations, to cling to the gospel of grace, and to delight in Your love. Amen
~ The Ragamuffin Gospel by Brennan Manning
I LOVE Brennan Manning’s writings. I want to be where he is on the path of obedience to Christ.
I love you. and i think i shall pray that prayer daily….yep, i think it would be a good thing.
The Ragamuffin Gospel is my favorite books, it helped me to see God in ways I never thought before.
Wow, that “to delight in Your love” is a tough one! At least for me. Keep thinking I need to earn it.
I think I need to read this book!