Our Lord is the ground from whom our prayer grows and in his love and grace he himself gives us our prayers.
Julian of NorwichGod loved us before he made us; and his love has never diminished and never shall.
Julian of NorwichCharity keepeth us in Faith and Hope, and Hope leadeth us in Charity. And in the end all shall be Charity.
Julian of Norwich... our natural Will is to have God, and the Good Will of God is to have us; and we may never cease from willing nor from longing till we have Him in fullness of joy: and then may we no more desire.
Julian of NorwichWe 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... so our customary practice of prayer was brought to mind: how through our ignorance and inexperience in the ways of love we spend so much time on petition. I saw that it is indeed more worthy of God and more truly pleasing to him that through his goodness we should pray with full confidence, and by his grace cling to him with real understanding and unshakeable love, than that we should go on making as many petitions as our souls are capable of.
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