Grateful for Grace

Recently I've been reading Brennan Manning's The Ragamuffin Gospel. I have been struck by Manning's insight within these pages. He cries out for Christians to wake up and remember what Christianity is all about. Instead of being confined to laws of religiosity and "Christianese," Manning pleas for Christ-followers to remember what the true call of Christ's life was - the irrevocable grace extended on the cross.

As I am wrestling with issues within my life, most prominently my SSA, I can't help but be absolutely astonished by the raw power of this quote in Manning's book:

“To be alive is to be broken. And to be broken is to stand in need of grace. Honesty keeps us in touch with our neediness and the truth that we are saved sinners. There is a beautiful transparency to honest disciples who never wear a false face and do not pretend to be anything but who they are.”