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He said not 'Thou shalt not be tempested, thou shalt not be travailed, thou shalt not be dis-eased' but he said, 'Thou shalt not be overcome.

Julian of Norwich

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Julian of Norwich
Age: 73 †
Born: 1342
Born: November 8
Died: 1416
Died: January 1
Theologian
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Juliana of Norwich
St. Julian of Norwich
St. Juliana of Norwich
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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.
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See that I am God. See that I am in everything. See that I do everything. See that I have never stopped ordering my works, nor ever shall, eternally. See that I lead everything on to the conclusion I ordained for it before time began, by the same power, wisdom and love with which I made it. How can anything be amiss?
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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.
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When we, by the working of mercy and grace, be made meek and mild, we are fully safe suddenly is the soul oned to God when it is truly peaced in itself: for in Him is found no wrath.
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Cheerful 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.
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He did not say: You will not be assailed, you will not be belabored, you will not be disquieted, but he did said: You will not be overcome.
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The Enemy is overcome by the blessed Passion and Death of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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God willeth to be seen and to be sought: to be abided and to be trusted.
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A great thing shall I make hereof in Heaven of endless worship and everlasting joys.
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My, how busy we become when we lose sight of how God loves us.
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God willeth that we endlessly hate the sin and endlessly love the soul, as God loveth it.
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But for I am a woman should I therefore live that I should not tell you the goodness of God?
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