6/21/2023 0 Comments Julian of norwich short text pdf![]() ![]() But I cannot say what this Creator, Preserver and Lover is. The first is that God made it the second is that God loves it the third, that God preserves it. I saw that this tiny thing had three properties that were essential to it. ![]() So every single thing owes its existence to the love of God. ‘ It lives on and will live on forever because God loves it.’ I was astonished that it managed to survive: it was so small that I thought that it might disintegrate. I looked at this with the eye of my soul and thought: ‘What is this?’ And this is the answer that came to me: He also showed me a tiny thing in the palm of my hand, the size of a hazelnut. As I understand it, he is everything that is good. He wraps us round in his tender love and he will never abandon us. He clothes us in his love, envelops us and embraces us. I saw that he is everything that is good and supports us. “At the same time, our Lord showed me, in a spiritual manner, how intimately he loves us. She goes on to express the impossibility of finding peace within something so small and limited. Here Julian discusses the nature of the creation and marvels at how small it is when seen within the eternity of God’s existence. This extract from Revelations of Divine Love is chapter 5 from the first revelation. ![]()
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