Julian of Norwich Quotes
1340–1410 England
Julian of Norwich (c. 8 November 1342 – c. 1416) was an English Christian mystic and theologian. Little is known of her life.
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When we, by the working of mercy and grace, be made meek and mild, we are fully safe; suddenly is the soul oned to God when it is truly peaced in itself: for in Him is found no wrath.
Revelations of Divine Love (1393)
He is here with us, leading us, and shall be till when He hath brought us all to His bliss in heaven.
This is our Lord's will, that our prayer and our trust be both alike large.
It needeth us to have knowing of the littleness of creatures and to hold as nought all-thing that is made, for to love and have God that is unmade.
Thus I saw and understood that our faith is our light in our night: which light is God, our endless Day.
The love that made Him to suffer passeth as far all His pains as Heaven is above Earth.
Lord, Thou knowest what I would, — if it be Thy will that I have it — and if it be not Thy will, good Lord, be not displeased: for I will nought but as Thou wilt.
Revelations of Divine Love (1393)
Here saw I a great oneing betwixt Christ and us, to mine understanding: for when He was in pain, we were in pain.
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.
The properties are these: Life, Love, and Light.
Thus by this gracious knowing we may see our sin profitably without despair.
To this our Lord answered in this manner: A great thing shall I make hereof in Heaven of endless worship and everlasting joys.
All this was to make us glad and merry in love.
In God there may be no wrath, as to my sight: for our good Lord endlessly hath regard to His own worship and to the profit of all that shall be saved.
Love was without beginning, is, and shall be without ending. For which love He said full sweetly these words: If I might suffer more, I would suffer more.
Our Substance is our Father, God Almighty, and our Substance is our Mother, God, All-wisdom; and our Substance is in our Lord the Holy Ghost, God All-goodness.
In this blissful Shewing of our Lord I have understanding of two contrary things: the one is the most wisdom that any creature may do in this life, the other is the most folly.
Beseeching is a true, gracious, lasting will of the soul, oned and fastened into the will of our Lord by the sweet inward work of the Holy Ghost.
One single person may oftentimes be broken, as it seemeth to himself, but the whole Body of Holy Church was never broken, nor never shall be, without end.
He willeth to be perceived; and His appearing shall be swiftly sudden; and He willeth to be trusted. For He is full gracious and homely: Blessed may He be!