“Genuine self-acceptance is not derived from the power of positive thinking, mind games or pop psychology. IT IS AN ACT OF FAITH in the God of grace.”

— Brennan Manning

Source: The Ragamuffin Gospel: Good News for the Bedraggled, Beat-Up, and Burnt Out

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