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We 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 Norwich

Cheerful givers do not count the cost of what they give. Their hearts are set on pleasing and cheering the person to whom the gift is given.
JULIAN OF NORWICH

Cost Count Heart Person
He said not ‘Thou shalt not be tempested, thou shalt not be travailed, thou shalt not be dis-eased’; but he said, ‘Thou shalt not be overcome.
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Himself Temper Travel
God loved us before he made us; and his love has never diminished and never shall.
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God Self Love Worth
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.
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Better God Goodness Love Myself
He that made all things for love, by the same love keepeth them, and shall keep them without end.
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End Love Ourselves Religious
But for failing love on our part, therefore is all our travail.
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Failure Love Ourselves
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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Desire God Joy Natural Ourselves Willing
A great thing shall I make hereof in Heaven of endless worship and everlasting joys.
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End Greatness Heaven Joy Myself Worship
Truth sees God, and wisdom contemplates God, and from these two comes a third, a holy and wonderful delight in God, who is love.
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God Happiness Holy Truth Wisdom Wonderful
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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Believe Empty Feeling Joy Prayer Sick True Weakness Yourself
As truly as God is our Father, so truly God is our Mother.
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Family Father God Mom Ourselves True
Peace and love are ever in us, being and working; but we be not alway in peace and in love.
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Love Peace Work
God is all that is good, as to my sight, and the goodness that each thing hath, it is He.
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God Goodness Himself
Here saw I a great oneing betwixt Christ and us, to mine understanding: for when He was in pain, we were in pain.
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Greatness Ourselves Pain Understand
This is our Lord’s will… that our prayer and our trust be, alike, large.
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God Ourselves Prayer Trust Willing
The fruit and the purpose of prayer is to be oned with and like God in all things.
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God Oneself Prayer Purpose

We 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.

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We 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.

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