“Do you believe that the God of Jesus loves you beyond worthiness and unworthiness, beyond fidelity and infidelity—that he loves you in the morning sun and in the evening rain—that he loves you when your intellect denies it, your emotions refuse it, your whole being rejects it. Do you believe that God loves without condition or reservation and loves you this moment as you are and not as you should be” (Brennan Manning).

I miss this guy. How can I miss someone I never met? Easy. I miss the fact that there will be no new Brennan Manning books, no chances for me to meet him in person or to hear him speak.

But I still have his written legacy. All those books he wrote are still out there, resting on bookstore shelves, waiting for me to buy them. At least the ones I don’t already own.

But the reason I love this guy’s writing so much is that he reminded me of why I love grace so much. He better than just about anyone writes about how good the grace of God is. How much all of us are indebted to that grace. How much we still need it.

I love what I heard someone say about grace. You never graduate from grace. You never outgrow your need of it. You will always need it, in your worst moments and even in those moments when you are your best possible self.

And yeah, there is the name of my blogsite, which so happens to be named after this guy’s most famous book, The Ragamuffin Gospel. In case you’ve been living under a rock for the last 20 or so years and haven’t read it, I highly recommend that you do so. Soon.

That is all. Carry about your business.