IT IS NOT GOD’S WILL that we follow the feeling of pains in… - Julian of Norwich

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IT IS NOT GOD’S WILL that we follow the feeling of pains in sorrow and mourning for them” AND after this He shewed a sovereign ghostly pleasance in my soul. I was fulfilled with the everlasting sureness, mightily sustained without any painful dread. This feeling was so glad and so ghostly that I was in all peace and in rest, that there was nothing in earth that should have grieved me.

Julian of Norwich

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Julian of Norwich (c. 8 November 1342 – c. 1416) was an English Christian mystic and theologian. Little is known of her life. Even her name is uncertain, the name "Julian" probably originated from the Church of St. Julian, Norwich, where she was an anchoress.

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Alternative Names: Juliana of Norwich • St. Julian of Norwich • St. Juliana of Norwich • Juliana

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