"His mother rushed in behind him, tucked her hand over his eyes, and said, 'Don't look at that filth . . .' Then I felt her shoe. She broke two ribs with that kick."
Brennan Manning
the furious longing of God p.35
Brennan Manning might have agreed with this mother's assessment. At the time of this incident, he was in a drunken stupor. Her shielding her son's eyes may have been appropriate. Her words and actions certainly weren't. We can be thankful, along with Manning, that God responds differently.
"And the God I've come to know . . . His love is never, never, never based on our performance, never conditional by our moods . . . The furious love of God . . . is reliable. And always tender."
p.35
"For God so loved ____________(insert your name), that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life." John 3:16
A Recipient of His Love and Everlasting Life,
Lonnie
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