Quotes from Julian of Norwich
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 Norwich
Pray inwardly, even if you do not enjoy it. It does good, though you feel nothing. Yes, even though you think you are doing nothing.
- Julian of Norwich
Our Lord is the ground from whom our prayer grows and in his love and grace he himself gives us our prayers.
- Julian of Norwich
Prayer is a new, gracious, lasting will of the soul united and fast-bound to the will of God by the precious and mysterious working of the Holy Ghost.
- Julian of Norwich
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 Norwich
Prayer unites the soul to God.
- Julian of Norwich
...the goodness of God is the highest object of prayer and it reaches down to our lowest need.
- Julian of Norwich
Charity keepeth us in Faith and Hope, and Hope leadeth us in Charity. And in the end all shall be Charity.
- Julian of Norwich
The fullness of joy is to behold God in everything. God is the ground, the substance, the teaching, the teacher, the purpose, and the reward for which every soul labors.
- Julian of Norwich
The age of every man shall be acknowledged before him in Heaven, and every man shall be rewarded for his willing service and for his time.
- Julian of Norwich
Our life is all grounded and rooted in love, and without love we may not live.
- Julian of Norwich
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