Something to remember. As a person devoted to Julian my entire Christian life, this is a refrain I return to. I remind people that the corollary is “But things may actually suck really bad right now - continue to fight.” ⚓️
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Yes. Norwich saw at least two outbreaks of the bubonic plague during her lifetime. There were armed revolts in Norwich, and the papacy was split between Italy and France. It was a very difficult time.
This meme is all over the net, but you are correct - Im having a hard time locating it in any of my translations. Im checking with some nuns I know. It's not usually presented in quotes, so I wonder if this is meant to be a loose paraphrase.
Mthr Hilary of the Order of Julian of Norwich muses, "I wonder if that second half is from Julian’s comment in Chapter 5 about Jesus holding us so that he may never leave us, together with a non-threatening substitute locution for 'God'."
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