And leave us remember that Jesus, upon seeing the people of Jerusalem, longed to gather them up "as a hen gathers her chicks."
Julian of Norwich (a 14th c. mystic) wrote: "As truly as God is our Father, So just as truly is he our Mother."
And in fact wrote fairly widely on "God our Mother" and even referred to Jesus as our Mother. "...our precious mother, Jesus, can feed us with himself." I need to read more of her work (have only scratched the surface. But I find her fascinating, especially as, though she was a devout Roman Catholic, many of her writing sounds quite contrary to the teachings of the RC church (something which gave her much consternation and with which she struggled.)
I love how you give me so much to think about daily, Kate!
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Julian of Norwich (a 14th c. mystic) wrote:
"As truly as God is our Father,
So just as truly is he our Mother."
And in fact wrote fairly widely on "God our Mother" and even referred to Jesus as our Mother. "...our precious mother, Jesus, can feed us with himself." I need to read more of her work (have only scratched the surface. But I find her fascinating, especially as, though she was a devout Roman Catholic, many of her writing sounds quite contrary to the teachings of the RC church (something which gave her much consternation and with which she struggled.)
I love how you give me so much to think about daily, Kate!