For we are so preciously loved by God that we cannot even comprehend it. Julian of Norwich More Quotes by Julian of Norwich More Quotes From Julian of Norwich But Jesus, who in this Vision informed me of all that is necessary for me, answered and said: It was necessary that there should be sin; but all shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well. Julian of Norwich vision sin jesus 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! Julian of Norwich gracious blessed may It is most impossible that we should beseech mercy and grace, and not have it. Julian of Norwich mercy grace impossible 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. Julian of Norwich wrath soul grace Prayer unites the soul to God. Julian of Norwich soul prayer The ground of mercy is love, and the working of mercy is our keeping in love. And this was shewed in such manner that I could not have perceived of the part of mercy but as it were alone in love; that is to say, as to my sight. Julian of Norwich mercy sight life God is nearer to us than our own spirit Julian of Norwich peaceful spirit Wherefore me behoveth needs to grant that all-thing that is done, it is well-done: for our Lord God doeth all. Julian of Norwich done lord needs For our soul is so preciously loved of him that is highest, that it over-passeth the knowing of all creatures. Julian of Norwich creatures knowing soul I saw full surely that ere God made us He loved us; which love was never slacked, nor ever shall be. And in this love He hath done all His works; and in this love He hath made all things profitable to us; and in this love our life is everlasting. In our making we had beginning; but the love wherein He made us was in Him from without beginning: in which love we have our beginning. And all this shall we see in God, without end. Julian of Norwich saws done life The ground of mercy is love, and the working of mercy is our keeping in love. Julian of Norwich love-life mercy life It is easy to understand that the best deed is well done: and so well as the best deed is done - the highest - so well is the least deed done; and all thing in its property and in the order that our Lord hath ordained it to from without beginning. For there is no doer but He. Julian of Norwich deeds-done doers order ... our natural Will is to have God, and the Good Will of God is to have us; and we may never cease from willing nor from longing till we have Him in fullness of joy: and then may we no more desire. Julian of Norwich desire may joy Anything less then God, ever me wanteth. Julian of Norwich ...the goodness of God is the highest object of prayer and it reaches down to our lowest need. Julian of Norwich goodness prayer needs We give our intent to love and meekness, by the working of mercy and grace we are made all fair and clean. Julian of Norwich grace giving life Glad and merry and sweet is the blessed and lovely demeanour of our Lord towards our souls, for he saw us always living in love-longing, and he wants our souls to be gladly disposed toward him . . . by his grace he lifts up and will draw our outer disposition to our inward, and will make us all at unity with him, and each of us with others in the true, lasting joy which is Jesus. Julian of Norwich blessed sweet jesus Here saw I a great oneing betwixt Christ and us, to mine understanding: for when He was in pain, we were in pain. Julian of Norwich saws pain understanding 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. Julian of Norwich creatures knowing made We are kept all as securely in Love in woe as in weal, by the Goodness of God. Julian of Norwich goodness-of-god woe goodness
