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XVI Revelations of Divine Love Shewed to Mother Juliana of Norwich 1373 by Juliana of Norwich
erindarlyn's review against another edition
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
This book contains some beautifully expressed ideas about God. I enjoyed reading it!
Two of my favorite excerpts:
“…it is the natural yearning of the soul touched by the Holy Ghost to say, ‘God, of your goodness, give me yourself; you are enough for me, and anything less that I could ask for would not do you full honour. And if I ask anything that is less, I shall always lack something, but in you alone I have everything.’”
“…for the goodness of God is the highest object of prayer and it reaches down to our lowest need. It quickens our soul and gives it life, and makes it grow in grace and virtue… it is the same grace which the soul seeks and always will seek until we truly know him who has enclosed us in himself; for he does not despise what he has made, nor does he disdain to serve us…through love of the soul which he has made in his own likeness; for as the body is clad in the cloth, and the flesh in the skin, and the bones in the flesh, and the heart in the chest, so are we, soul and body, clad in the goodness of God and enclosed in it…”
Two of my favorite excerpts:
“…it is the natural yearning of the soul touched by the Holy Ghost to say, ‘God, of your goodness, give me yourself; you are enough for me, and anything less that I could ask for would not do you full honour. And if I ask anything that is less, I shall always lack something, but in you alone I have everything.’”
“…for the goodness of God is the highest object of prayer and it reaches down to our lowest need. It quickens our soul and gives it life, and makes it grow in grace and virtue… it is the same grace which the soul seeks and always will seek until we truly know him who has enclosed us in himself; for he does not despise what he has made, nor does he disdain to serve us…through love of the soul which he has made in his own likeness; for as the body is clad in the cloth, and the flesh in the skin, and the bones in the flesh, and the heart in the chest, so are we, soul and body, clad in the goodness of God and enclosed in it…”
tienno22's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
This is one of my favorite books I read in my Great Books II class this semester. Julian has the most modernized thoughts out of all the Christian-focused medieval works. While other authors focused on punishment, Julian focused on love and creating intimate relationships with God. Julian emphasizes the image of a loving, sacrificing, and all-giving God in a way that I have never seen done so beautifully. Julian makes beautiful analogies regarding God, faith, and love. Most of all, Julian's comments on love and suffering (& their intertwined nature) are most prevalent, broadly relevant, and timeless. As a modern Christian, Julian deepens the understanding and vision of faith, love, and suffering all as one inevitable unit.
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