35. "It is more worship to God to behold Him in all than in any special?... (The Thirteenth Revelation - That our Lord God wills we have great regard t...) (Revelations of Divine Love) (Julian of Norwich)

AND when God Almighty had showed so plenteously and joyfully of His Goodness, I desired to learn assuredly as to a certain creature that I loved, if it should continue in good living, which I hoped by the grace of God was begun. And in this desire for a singular Showing, it seemed that I hindered myself: for I was not taught in this time. And then was I answered in my reason, as it were by a friendly intervenor : Take it GENERALLY, and behold the graciousness of the Lord God as He shows to you: for it is more worship to God to behold Him

in all than in any special thing. And therewith I learned that it is more worship to God to know all-thing in general, than to take pleasure in any special thing. And if I should do wisely according to this teaching, I should not only be glad for nothing in special, but I should not be greatly distressed for no manner of thing : for ALL shall be well. For the fulness of joy is to behold God in all: for by the same blessed Might, Wisdom, and Love, that He made all-thing, to the same end our good Lord leads it continually, and thereto Himself shall bring it; and when it is time we shall see it. And the ground of this was shown in the First [Revelation], and more openly in the Third, where it says: I saw God in a point.

All that our Lord does is rightful, and that which He suffers is worshipful: and in these two is comprehended good and ill: for all that is good our Lord does, and that which is evil our Lord suffers. I say not that any evil is worshipful, but I say the sufferance of our Lord God is worshipful: whereby His Goodness shall be known, without end, in His marvellous meekness and mildness, by the working of mercy and grace.

Rightfulness is that thing that is so good that [it] may not be better than it is. For God Himself is very Rightfulness, and all His works are done rightfully as they are ordained from without beginning by His high Might, His high Wisdom, His high Goodness. And right as He ordained to the best, right so He works continually, and leads it to the same end; and He is ever full-pleased with Himself and with all His works.

And the beholding of this blissful accord is full sweet to the soul that sees by grace. All the souls that shall be saved in Heaven without end be made rightful in the sight of God, and by His own goodness: in which rightfulness we are endlessly kept, and marvellously, above all creatures.

And Mercy is a working that comes of the goodness of God, and it shall last in working all along, as sin is suffered to pursue rightful souls. And when sin has no longer leave to pursue, then shall the working of mercy cease, and then shall all be brought to rightfulness and therein stand without end.

And by His sufferance we fall; and in His blissful Love with His Might and His Wisdom we are kept; and by mercy and grace we are raised to manifold more joys.

Thus in Rightfulness and Mercy He wills to be known and loved, now and without end. And the soul that wisely beholds it in grace, it is well pleased with both, and endlessly enjoys.