Prayer is the deliberate and persevering action of the soul. It is true and enduring, and full of grace. Prayer fastens the soul to God and makes it one with God’s will.
JULIAN OF NORWICHCheerful 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.
More Julian of Norwich Quotes
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Where do we begin? Begin with the heart.
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God, of thy goodness, give me Thyself; for Thou art enough for me, and I can ask for nothing less that can be full honor to Thee. And if I ask anything that is less, ever Shall I be in want, for only in Thee have I all.
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But Jesus, who in this Vision informed me of all that is necessary for me, answered and said: It was necessary that there should be sin; but all shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well.
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All will be well, and every kind of thing will be well.
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God is all that is good, as to my sight, and the goodness that each thing hath, it is He.
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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!
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He shall appear suddenly and blissfully to all that love Him.
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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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The fullness of Joy is to behold God in everything.
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Between God and the soul there is no between.
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A great thing shall I make hereof in Heaven of endless worship and everlasting joys.
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This is our Lord’s will… that our prayer and our trust be, alike, large.
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God is our clothing, that wraps, clasps and encloses us so as to never leave us.
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But for failing love on our part, therefore is all our travail.
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Cheerful givers do not count the cost of what they give.
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