“... so our customary practice of prayer was brought to mind: how through our ignorance and inexperience in the ways of love we spend so much time on petition. I saw that it is indeed more worthy of God and more truly pleasing to him that through his goodness we should pray with full confidence, and by his grace cling to him with real understanding and unshakeable love, than that we should go on making as many petitions as our souls are capable of.”
Quote by Julian of Norwich
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Julian of Norwich
Julian of Norwich was a 14th-century English mystic, writer, and prophet. Her life and works are significant in the fields of Christian mysticism and female religious writing. more
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