Julian of Norwich

Today. We finally hear from a female writer. Anyone else feel like this time period and the writing profession was overrun by males? Well probably because females haven't always been so highly regarded as they are today... (ha ha).

Anyways. Julian of Norwich. This is not her real name, some think it might have been Juliana, but no one knows for sure completely. Other things that are unknown are the date of her death, and her birth year, which is only assumed based on her writing that she was "30 in 1373". Interesting, to know so little about someone who's writing is so known.

In the section that we were asked to read today was Julian's take on prayer. I found this to be very interesting because right now this is a topic that is very close to my heart. I'll be the first to admit that my prayer life is not where I would like it to be, and I can guarantee that my Father is also not overly pleased with my lack of dedication as of late. What caught my attention in this reading is how much Julian of Norwich truly desired to have a prayer life that was not just a conversation between her and God, but something that she could experience physically, emotionally, spiritually, mentally.

I don't know a lot of people who desire to embody prayer in the manner that she speaks of, but I do think it is important to be so in love with God that prayer inhabits your life so completely that it becomes a liturgy in your every day life. I pray that I can be like that one day, so on fire for God that my prayer life knows no bounds.