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
JULIAN OF NORWICH
Julian of Norwich on desire
Julian of Norwich75 quotes“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.”
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Julian of NorwichJulian of Norwich The Elements of Prayer|Its ground: God, by whose goodness it springeth in us. |Its use: to turn our will to His will. |Its end: to be made one with Him and like to Him in all things.
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Julian of NorwichJulian of Norwich 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 NorwichJulian of Norwich For we are so preciously loved by God that we cannot even comprehend it.
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Julian of NorwichJulian of Norwich The greatest honor we can give Almighty God is to live gladly because of the knowledge of his love.
Julian of NorwichJulian of Norwich In God’s sight we do not fall: in our own we do not stand.
Julian of NorwichJulian of Norwich 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.
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