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Hazelnuts of Grace: Selections from Julian of Norwich
Hazelnuts of Grace Selections from Julian of Norwich Author:Julian of Norwich, Ellyn Sanna The Spirit showed me a tiny thing the size of a hazelnut, — as round as a ball and so small I could hold it in the palm of my hand. — I . . . wondered, What is this? The answer came to me: — This is everything that has been made. This is all Creation. — It was so small that I marveled it could endure; — such a tiny thing seemed likely to simply fall ... more »into nothingness.
Again the answer came to my thoughts:
It lasts, and it will always last, because God loves it.
These selections taken from All Shall Be Well, Anamchara Books modern-language version of the complete revelation of Julian of Norwich, are arranged thematically, bite-size thoughts to be read slowly, one at a time. This is the sort of book that's meant to be picked up for five minutes and put down again . . . while a kernel of truth lingers in your mind, transforming your thoughts. Each short selection contains within it Julian's amazing message:
all shall be well because God's love sustains our world.« less