God willeth to be seen and to be sought: to be abided and to be trusted. Julian of Norwich More Quotes by Julian of Norwich More Quotes From Julian of Norwich 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. Julian of Norwich risinglifefall The Lord looks on his servants with pity and not with blame. In God's sight we do not fall; in our sight, we do not stand. Both of these are true, but the deeper insight belongs to God. Julian of Norwich sightlooksfall 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. Julian of Norwich i-love-godgod-loveifs Lord Jesus, I have heard you say: 'Sin is necessary but all will be well, and all will be well, and every kind of thing will be well'. Julian of Norwich sinkindjesus Love was without beginning, is, and shall be without ending. Julian of Norwich life We are in God and God whom we do not see is in us. Julian of Norwich When I was thirty years old and a half, God sent me a bodily sickness, in which I lay three days and three nights; and on the fourth night I took all my rites of Holy Church, and weened not to have lived till day. Julian of Norwich churchnightyears Until I am essentially united with God, I can never have full rest or real happiness. Julian of Norwich unitedrealgod The Enemy is overcome by the blessed Passion and Death of our Lord Jesus Christ. Julian of Norwich passionblessedjesus Cheerful givers do not count the cost of what they give. Julian of Norwich cheerfulcompassiongiving That which is impossible to thee is not impossible to me: I shall save my word in all things and I shall make all things well. Julian of Norwich wellstheeimpossible He that made all things for love, by the same love keepeth them, and shall keep them without end. Julian of Norwich same-loveendslife ... 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. Julian of Norwich ignorancerealprayer Peace and love are ever in us, being and working; but we be not alway in peace and in love. Julian of Norwich being-at-peaceand-lovelife 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. Julian of Norwich painprayerbelieve Where I say that He abideth sorrowfully and moaning, it meaneth all the true feeling that we have in our self, in contrition and compassion, and all sorrowing and moaning that we are not oned with our Lord. And all such that is speedful, it is Christ in us. And though some of us feel it seldom, it passeth never from Christ till what time He hath brought us out of all our woe. For love suffereth never to be without pity. Julian of Norwich compassionselflife Prayer is a new, gracious, lasting will of the soul united and fast-bound to the will of God by the precious and mysterious working of the Holy Ghost. Julian of Norwich mysterioussoulprayer Our Lord is the ground from whom our prayer grows and in his love and grace he himself gives us our prayers. Julian of Norwich graceprayergiving In God's sight we do not fall: in our own we do not stand. Julian of Norwich godsightfall Charity keepeth us in Faith and Hope, and Hope leadeth us in Charity. And in the end all shall be Charity. Julian of Norwich hope-and-faithcharitylife
