Prayers of Julian of Norwich 45
The Psalm, or...
Be exalted above the heavens, O God;
may your glory be over all the earth!^158The Word of God
Oh Lord Jesus, King of Bliss, how shall I love goodness and hate evil?
Who will teach me and tell me what I need to know if I may not see
it in you?^159
Set reading
Our Father God Almighty knew us and loved us from before time.
And in his marvellous love and in the counsel of the blessed Trinity
he resolved that the second Person should become our Mother, our
Brother, and our Saviour. Therefore, as truly as God is our Father, so
truly God is our Mother; our Father wills, our Mother works, our
good Lord the Holy Spirit strengthens. And therefore it is right to
love our God in whom we have our being, reverently thanking and
praising our maker, praying earnestly to our Mother for mercy and
pity, and to our Lord, the Holy Spirit for help and grace.^160
Prayer
Free prayer......
Conclusion
In your presence I recall that suddenly our eyes shall be opened, and
that our sight shall be clear in the perfect light, which is you, our Maker,
our Father, through the Holy Spirit, in Christ Jesus our Saviour; to trust
you is the light in our night, God our endless day. Amen.^161