Tag Archives: Brennan Manning
Shipwrecked at the Stable Door
Here is the confluence of a Bruce Cockburn song (released 1988), and an excerpt from Brennan Manning. Manning begins the last chapter of his book “Lion and the Lamb: The Relentless Tenderness of Jesus” (written 1986) with these words: Do … Continue reading
Belonging
Almost a year ago I wrote about the “Abba Prayer“, and “the Abba Experience” as the late Brennan Manning would call it. He spoke about this regularly, and wrote to it most passionately in, “Abba’s Child: The Cry of the Heart … Continue reading
The PAPA Prayer
Trappist monk Basil Pennington captures the simplicity of prayer when he writes: “A father is delighted when his little one, leaving off his toys and friends, runs to him and climbs into his arms. As he told his little one … Continue reading
“Abba, I belong to You”
“Abba” [breathed in], “I belong to You” [breathed out]. The “Abba Prayer,” as the late Brennan Manning would call it, was his morning mantra. He spoke about this regularly, and wrote about what he called “the Abba Experience” most passionately … Continue reading
Curriculum of the Spiritual Life 