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 NORWICHThe 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 NORWICHGod loved us before he made us; and his love has never diminished and never shall.
JULIAN OF NORWICHIt 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 NORWICHWhen 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 NORWICHMy, how busy we become when we lose sight of how God loves us.
JULIAN OF NORWICHAll shall be well, and all shall be well and all manner of thing shall be well.
JULIAN OF NORWICHWe need to fall, and we need to be aware of it; for if we did not fall, we should not know how weak and wretched we are of ourselves, nor should we know our Maker’s marvellous love so fully.
JULIAN OF NORWICHHe 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 NORWICHOur Savior is our true Mother in whom we are endlessly born and out of whom we shall never come.
JULIAN OF NORWICHWherefore me behoveth needs to grant that all-thing that is done, it is well-done: for our Lord God doeth all.
JULIAN OF NORWICHHe that made all things for love, by the same love keepeth them, and shall keep them without end.
JULIAN OF NORWICHFor we are so preciously loved by God that we cannot even comprehend it.
JULIAN OF NORWICHGod willeth to be seen and to be sought: to be abided and to be trusted.
JULIAN OF NORWICHIn God’s sight we do not fall: in our own we do not stand.
JULIAN OF NORWICHOur Lord God shewed that a deed shall be done, and Himself shall do it, and I shall do nothing but sin, and my sin shall not hinder His Goodness working.
JULIAN OF NORWICHBecause 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