This is our Lord's will... that our prayer and our trust be, alike, large.
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Our life is all grounded and rooted in love, and without love we may not live.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Love is the foundation of life, and without it, life loses its essence.
Julian of Norwich emphasizes that love is fundamental to human existence. She suggests that all aspects of our lives are interconnected through love, and without this essential element, life loses its vitality and purpose, highlighting the transformative power of love in shaping our experiences and relationships.
Themes
LoveLifeExistenceFoundationRelationship
In practice
Example use cases
During a wedding ceremony, one might quote this to emphasize the importance of love in marriage.
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Where I say that He abideth sorrowfully and moaning, it meaneth all the true feeling that we have in our self, in contrition and compassion, and all sorrowing and moaning that we are not oned with our Lord. And all such that is speedful, it is Christ in us. And though some of us feel it seldom, it passeth never from Christ till what time He hath brought us out of all our woe. For love suffereth never to be without pity.
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