Love Enfolding, Love Embracing

God fathering me God mothering me Love enfolding me Love embracing me Love surrounding me God never leaving me Inspired by Julian of Norwich: "love...enfolds and embraces us ... never to leave us"

Full of Wonder

Full of wonder That one ~ So holy Would befriend ~ Such a one As me ~ As if love Were all ~ I needed to know About divinity. ~ Inspired by Julian of Norwich: “I was overwhelmed with wonder that he, so holy and awful, could be so friendly to a creature at once …

Unending Joy and Revelation

. The conviction             that God the Trinity . Gave you                      this consolation . And could you see             that all eternity . Would be             like this . Unending joy             and revelation? . Inspired by the writings of Julian of Norwich . Image by RENE RAUSCHENBERGER from Pixabay

A Year of Inspirers (9) : The Power of Mysticism and Julian of Norwich – 8th May

On 8th May 1373 a young woman had a series of visions.  These led to one of the most extraordinary books ever written - Revelations of Divine Love by Julian of Norwich. Sometimes an ancient tradition can reinvigorate modern life.  Many people have found this with contemplative prayer and Christian mysticism in general.  The experience …

Absolute Pain and Absolute Love

. You sought to understand his passion             a terrifying petition . And yet to feel the agony of the world             to hang . Inhabit the hatred             driven through your very body                         where would this end? . To minister to the suffering souls             that throng in the streets                         come knocking …

Inspiring Quotations: Goodness is Closer

The goodness of God is always complete, and closer to us, beyond any comparisonJulian of Norwich With thanks to https://sunflowerseedspirituality.com/2019/12/02/40-day-journey-with-julian-of-norwich-day-1/ Image by Andrea Stöckel-Kowall from Pixabay

Inspiring Quotations: Surpassing Knowledge

The soul ... is so preciously loved by Him who is highest that this surpasses the knowledge of all created beings. Julian of Norwich From https://sunflowerseedspirituality.com/2019/12/02/40-day-journey-with-julian-of-norwich-day-1/ .

Inspiring Quotations: Clad and Enclosed

. So are we, soul and body, clad and enclosed in the goodness of God.Julian of Norwich . Inspired by https://sunflowerseedspirituality.com/2019/12/02/40-day-journey-with-julian-of-norwich-day-1/ .

Inspiring Quotations: Do Not Despise What Is Made…

"God does not despise what He has made"Julian of Norwich

Sustained

She saw him hold in the palm of his hand   All things as small as a hazelnut   As if all that is   Was held, made, Sustained   By his all-keeping love.   Inspired by a passage in "Revelations of Divine Love" (Julian of Norwich)