The third of Julian of Norwich’s “objects” of seeking God is trust. Remember first is seeking. Second is waiting. “The third is that we trust in him mightily in fully certain faith, for it is his will that we know that He shall appear without warning and full of blessing to all His Lovers — for His working is secret, but he wishes to be perceived, and His appearing shall be truly without warning, but He wishes to be trusted, because He is most simple and gracious.”
While you are waiting for an appearance of Jesus, you must trust Him that He is there and that He will come. As he said once, he’ll come like a thief in the night. Without warning. A surprise.
Trust is tricky. A child will trust completely. One of the most devastating things I can imagine is to betray a child’s trust. I can imagine the look on its face. We have all trusted someone in our lives. Even the most cynical of you trusted someone before you became cynical. And we have all had someone betray our trust. Maybe even a close friend. Maybe a spouse. It’s tough.
Even if you feel that you can no longer trust anyone because of a betrayal so deep and painful that seemingly there is no cure, you need to try to trust Jesus. Why? It is part of being fully human. The inability to trust destroys you chance for personal freedom and communion with the Spirit.
Julian is just one more witness who can testify to the trustworthiness of Jesus. She had a powerful experience of God when she thought she was dying. She then lived 20 more years in a little room in serious contemplation of God and everything he had done for her. He was steadfast for her. He can be for you.
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