“Pray inwardly, even if you do not enjoy it. It does good, though you feel nothing. Yes, even though you think you are doing nothing.” IfsThinkingFeelsDoeEnjoyPrayerPrayingDoing Nothing Author:Julian of Norwich
“Because of the Shewing I am not good but if I love God the better: and in as much as ye love God the better, it is more to you than to me.” IfsGod LoveI Love God Book:The Showings of Divine Love Source: The Showings of Divine Love
“God, of thy goodness, give me Thyself; for Thou art enough for me, and I can ask for nothing less that can be full honor to Thee. And if I ask anything that is less, ever Shall I be in want, for only in Thee have I all.” IfsWantGivingArtI CanEnoughAsksHonorGoodnessGive MeTheeThyself Author:Julian of Norwich
“And I saw that truly nothing happens by accident or luck, but everything by God's wise providence. If it seems to be accident or luck from our point of view, our blindness and lack of foreknowledge is the cause; for matters that have been in God's foreseeing wisdom since before time began befall us suddenly, all unawares; and so in our blindness and ignorance we say that this is accident or luck, but to our Lord God it is not so.” IfsHas BeensMatterSeemsHappensCausesViewsLordSawsWiseIgnoranceLuckAccidentsPoint Of ViewProvidenceBlindnessOur LordLord GodForeseeing Author:Julian of Norwich
“We need to fall, and we need to be aware of it; for if we did not fall, we should not know how weak and wretched we are of ourselves, nor should we know our Maker's marvellous love so fully.” IfsKnowsNeedsShouldFallKnow HowWeakMakersWretchedMarvellous Book:Revelations of divine love Source: Revelations of divine love
“If any such lover be in earth which is continually kept from falling, I know it not: for it was not shewed me. But this was shewed: that in falling and in rising we are ever preciously kept in one Love.” IfsKnowsLifeEarthFallLoversRisingLove LifeOne Love Book:The Showings of Divine Love Source: The Showings of Divine Love
“This is our Lord’s will, that our prayer and our trust be both alike large. For if we trust not as much as we pray, we do not full worship to our Lord in our prayer, and also we tarry and pain our self. The cause is, as I believe, that we know not truly that our Lord is Ground on whom our prayer springeth; and also that we know not that it is given us by the grace of His love. For if we knew this, it would make us to trust to have, of our Lord’s gift, all that we desire. For I am sure that no man asketh mercy and grace with true meaning, but if mercy and grace be first given to him.” IfsKnowsMenFirstsBelieveSelfPainDesireGivenI BelieveCausesPrayerLordGracePrayingWorshipMercyHis LoveOur LordOur PrayersTrue Meaning Book:Revelations of divine love Source: Revelations of divine love
“Pray, even if you feel nothing, see nothing. For when you are dry, empty, sick or weak, at such a time is your prayer most pleasing to God, even though you may find little joy in it. This is true of all believing prayer.” IfsFeelsBelieveMayLittlesJoyPrayerPrayingEmptyWeakSickDryOur Prayers Author:Julian of Norwich
