“As we know, our own mother bore us only into pain and dying. But our true mother, Jesus, who is all love, bears us into joy and endless living. Blessed may he be.” KnowsMayPainJoyMotherJesusChristLove IsDyingBearsJesus ChristBlessedEndlessBores Book:Daily Readings with Julian of Norwich Source: Daily Readings with 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
“Wouldst thou learn thy Lord's meaning in this thing? Learn it well: Love was His meaning. Who shewed it thee? Love. What shewed He thee? Love. Wherefore shewed it He? For Love. Hold thee therein and thou shalt learn and know more in the same. But thou shalt never know nor learn therein other thing without end. Thus was I learned that Love was our Lord's meaning.” KnowsLifeWellsEndsLordTheeOur Lord Author:Julian of Norwich
“Greatly ought we to rejoice that God dwells in our soul; and more greatly ought we to rejoice that our soul dwells in God. Our soul is created to be God’s dwelling place, and the dwelling of our souls is God, who is uncreated. It is a great understanding to see and know inwardly that God, who is our Creator, dwells in our soul, and it is a far greater understanding to see and know inwardly that our soul, which is created, dwells in God in substance, of which substance, though God, we are what we are.” KnowsSoulUnderstandingGreaterOughtCreatorSubstanceRejoiceDwellingDwelling Place Author:Julian of Norwich
“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
“For we are so preciously loved by God that we cannot even comprehend it. No created being can ever know how much and how sweetly and tenderly God loves them. It is only with the help of his grace that we are able to persevere in spiritual contemplation with endless wonder at his high, surpassing, immeasurable love which our Lord in his goodness has for us.” KnowsHelpingAbleSpiritualWonderLordKnow HowGraceGoodnessEndlessGod LoveContemplationOur LordPersevereSurpassing Author:Julian of Norwich
