Julian of Norwich: Session 2

Turning to the Mystics with James Finley

Center for Action and Contemplation

Spirituality, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 19 September 2022

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

This is the second session that focuses on the mystic, Julian of Norwich. In the tenor of the ancient practice of Lectio Divina, James Finley begins with another passage from Chapter 10 of The Showings, and reflects on the qualitative essence of the spirit of this text, and finishes with a meditative practice. Resources: Turning to the Mystics is a podcast by the Center for Action and Contemplation. To learn more about Jim, visit jamesfinley.org  For the transcript for this podcast can be found here. The book being used for this season can be found here. Connect with us: We also produce other podcasts you might enjoy. To learn more about them and our other offerings, visit cac.org This podcast is made possible, thanks to the generosity of our donors. If you would love to support the ongoing work of the Center for Action and Contemplation and the continued work of our podcasts, you can donate at cac.org/podcastsupport Thank you!

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0:00.0	You're listening to a podcast by the Center for Action and Contemplation to learn more
0:05.0	visit caac.org.
0:08.0	Greetings. I'm Jim Finley. Welcome to Turning to the Mystics.
0:23.0	Greetings, everyone. And welcome to our time here together,
0:27.0	turning for guidance to the teachings of the Christian Mystic,
0:31.0	Julian of Norwich. In this session, I want to pick up where we left off
0:36.0	the previous session in chapter 10 of the long text of her book,
0:42.0	The Revelation of Divine Love. By noting a distinction she makes towards the end of the chapter,
0:49.0	she's reflecting as in each chapter on her, the visions that she had
0:55.0	near a death of the crucified Christ. And finding in the meaning of the
1:03.0	crucifixion the depth of God's love for us. And she says that we can speak of
1:09.0	two activities which can be seen in this vision. One is seeking and the other
1:15.0	is contemplating. Seeking is common to all and every soul can have
1:21.0	through grace and not to have discretion in the teachings of the Holy
1:25.0	Church. And then in the midst of the seeking there can be granted
1:31.0	contemplation which is the mystical experience. And so earlier in the
1:38.0	chapter in the previous session we were talking is that she speaks of
1:45.0	seeking as we might say the way God customarily works in our life,
1:51.0	the way we customarily are graced with the experience of God,
1:57.0	the understanding of God, and the ways we respond to God in our life.
2:01.0	And saying that I saw him and I sought him and I had him and I lacked him.
2:07.0	And this is and should be our ordinary understanding in this life as I see it.
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