Julian of Norwich (1342-1430) ‘Love was His meaning’
Julian of Norwich has a shorter and a longer text, written 20 years apart.
These texts cover both the cognitive (ideas) and the visual (pictorial), showing she doesn’t just “paint” a picture, she develops its meaning.
She prayed for three graces:
- To relive the Passion of Christ
- For bodily graces
- To receive three wounds (not necessarily bodily, but spiritual).
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- Contrition
- Purposefulness
- Compassion
She gets sick aged 30 and genuinely believes that she will die… When her priest comes in, she sees “the light of the crucifix for all mankind.”
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“Science is increasingly answering questions that used to be the province of religion. Religion was an early attempt to answer the questions that we all ask, but nowadays, science provides better and more consistent answers, but people will always cling to religion because it gives them comfort, and they do not trust or understand science.”
