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Revelations of Divine Love, c. 1395
An anchoress walled into a cell beside a church in Norwich, who nearly died at thirty, saw sixteen showings, and spent twenty years understanding them. All shall be well.
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Kept by Substance · the quoted lines are theirs, the rest written after them · Revelations of Divine Love
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“But I saw not sin: for I believe it hath no manner of substance nor no part of being, nor could it be known but by the pain it is cause of.”
Dear friend, if you feel heavy with shame or fear that some fault has ruined your soul forever, put down that thought and look to my Lord instead. Ask Him to show you the truth of what He…
“For the folly of feeling a little bodily pain I unwisely lost for the time the comfort of all this blessed Shewing of our Lord God.”
I felt a sharp ache in my head and body, and straightway my joy vanished like smoke. The priest who came to me laughed at my tears, yet he took my words with deep reverence. I learned then that small physical pain can steal the sight of great love if we are not careful.