Thursday, May 16, 2019

Julian of Norwich: A Photo Essay Appreciation

In May, my thoughts turn to Julian of Norwich on her feast day.  I think of Julian of Norwich and her tiny cell:



I think of my own spaces, all of them likely larger than hers.  I think of all the surfaces which have held my writing:



I think of her writing, her mystical, radical views of God:



“Our Savior is our true Mother in whom we are endlessly born and out of whom we shall never come.”


I think of her assurance that all will be well:




I repeat her assurances throughout the day, a monastic prayer to call me back to my better self:




“All shall be well, and all shall be well and all manner of thing shall be well.”





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