Pray, even if you feel nothing, see nothing. For when you are dry, empty, sick or weak, at such a time is your prayer most pleasing to God, even though you may find little joy in it. This is true of all believing prayer.
JULIAN OF NORWICH
JULIAN OF NORWICH
Julian of Norwich on believe
Julian of Norwich75 quotes“Pray, even if you feel nothing, see nothing. For when you are dry, empty, sick or weak, at such a time is your prayer most pleasing to God, even though you may find little joy in it. This is true of all believing prayer.”
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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 NorwichJulian of Norwich Pray inwardly, even if you do not enjoy it. It does good, though you feel nothing. Yes, even though you think you are doing nothing.
Julian of NorwichJulian of Norwich 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 NorwichJulian 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 NorwichJulian of Norwich But for failing love on our part, therefore is all our travail.
Julian of NorwichJulian of Norwich We are in God and God whom we do not see is in us.
Julian of NorwichJulian of Norwich The age of every man shall be acknowledged before him in Heaven, and every man shall be rewarded for his willing service and for his time.
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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.
Julian of NorwichJulian of Norwich 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 NorwichJulian of Norwich He [Jesus] did not say, ‘You will never have a rough passage, you will never be over-strained, you will never feel uncomfortable,’ but he did say, ‘You will never be overcome.
Julian of NorwichJulian of Norwich My, how busy we become when we lose sight of how God loves us.
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.
Julian of NorwichJulian of Norwich 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 NorwichJulian of Norwich God willeth to be seen and to be sought: to be abided and to be trusted.
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