"In order to be free to be faithful to this sacred man and his dream, to others and to ourselves, we must be liberated from the damnable imprisonment of self-hatred, and freed from the shackles of projectionism, perfectionism, moralism/legalism, and unhealthy guilt. Freedom for fidelity demands freedom from enslavement.
It is a tired cliche', a battered bumper sticker, an over-used and often superficial slogan, but it is the truth of the gospel: Jesus is the answer. Is there any price too exorbitant, any cost too extravagant to pay for the privilege of being able to make your own personal response to his haunting question: Who do you say that I am?
So we say with confidence,
"The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid.
What can man do to me?"
Hebrews 13:6"
Reflections for Ragamuffins by Brennan Manning
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