Beloved’s founding pastor, Rev. Angie Wright, often quoted medieval mystic Julian of Norwich’s enduring lines “All shall be well, and all shall be well and all manner of thing shall be well.”

Yesterday I came across this piece about Julian’s words written by Sister Therese Haydel of the Benedictine Sisters of Sacred Heart Monastery.

While some of the article’s theology and God imagery is a bit different from my own, I kept going back to this line – ‘No matter how big this crisis may seem to us, it is a very little thing in comparison to God’s love and grace.’

That is sure wisdom indeed.

Today will find most of us at home, trying to settle into unfamiliar routines and restrictions. Others among us must go out for work or other required tasks.

Some of us will feel determined and positive today.

Some of us will feel anxious, weary, or sad today.

And no small portion of us may feel all of those all at once.

Regardless of where you are, what you have to do, or how you feel today, remember this line – ‘No matter how big this crisis may seem to us, it is a very little thing in comparison to God’s love and grace.’

May you rest in that love and grace today and each day – and may you share that love and grace by whatever means your hands and heart have.

Amen

— Rev. Jennifer