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Prayer amid Pandemic: "All Shall Be Well," She Wrote. But There's More to the Story.

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Christianity Today

Religion, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.3 • 622 Ratings

🗓️ 22 May 2020

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

"All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well.” That these 17 words were uttered by a woman named Julian of Norwich may be the only thing you know about this 14th-century English saint. Historians don’t necessarily know that much more. We’re not even sure her real name. So why do we remember her? In this episode of Prayer amid Pandemic, Amy Laura Hall, the author of Laughing at the Devil: Seeing the World with Julian of Norwich and a Christian ethics professor at Duke Divinity School, tell us why we know so little about Julian’s identity but why we still read her writings on the vision she received while sick today. Gideon Para-Mallam, the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students regional secretary for English and Portuguese-speaking Africa, offers this week’s prayer. Read Christianity Today’s latest coronavirus coverage What is Prayer amid Pandemic? Read more Rate Prayer amid Pandemic on Apple Podcasts Follow the podcast on Twitter Follow the host on Twitter: Morgan Lee Music by Urban Nerd Beats, Prod. Riddiman, and Oliver Dúvel Prayer amid Pandemic is produced by Morgan Lee, Mike Cosper, and Erik Petrik Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hey everyone. This is Morgan Lee, the host of Quick to Listen, and I wanted to tell you about a new podcast that I have been working on for the past couple months called Prayer Amid Pandemic.

0:13.1

I really love this podcast. Each week, we are telling stories of Christians who have lived all throughout church history and how their lives and faith have

0:22.1

been shaped by disease and illness. It's great. Today, we will be sharing one of the most

0:28.6

recent episodes of prayer mid-pendemic in the Quick to Listen feed. And in particular, this episode

0:34.5

is about Julian of Norwich, who I think is a really fascinating character.

0:39.7

Some of you guys may know her for her lines, All Shall Be Well, and All Shall Be Well,

0:45.3

and all manner of things shall be well. I did too, and that was pretty much all I knew about her.

0:51.6

This podcast was great because we got a chance to understand who this person was a little bit more.

0:57.0

And also at the end of each show, we get deep prey with other believers around the world,

1:02.2

which I have been meeting so many of them and some recent trips for CT.

1:06.3

And I'm so glad that you'll get to hear their voices on the podcast.

1:09.8

Give it a listen.

1:25.2

Oh. I'm so glad that you'll get to hear their voices on the podcast. Give it a listen. This is prayer amid pandemic, a podcast to encourage and sharpen the church through telling

1:30.2

stories of Christians whose faith was shaped by sickness and by praying with fellow believers

1:35.2

around the world.

1:36.8

I'm Morgan Lee.

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All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well that these 17 words

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were uttered by a woman named julian of norwich may be the only thing you know about this 14th century

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english saint historians don't necessarily know that much more we're not even sure her real name

1:59.2

so why do we remember her?

2:02.5

Julie de Norwich, so Julianne of Norwich, we know she was born around 1342 and around 1373.

2:12.0

She received visions that she perceived to be clearly visions from God.

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