Quote#God & Faith
Sin is the sharpest scourge that any chosen soul may be smitten with:…
Quote byJulian of Norwich · 1342–1500
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Chapter 39.
English (original)
Sin is the sharpest scourge that any chosen soul may be smitten with: which scourge thoroughly beateth man and woman, and maketh him hateful in his own sight, so far forth that afterwhile he thinketh himself he is not worthy but as to sink in hell, — till when contrition taketh him by touching of the Holy Ghost, and turneth the bitterness into hopes of God's mercy.
— Julian of Norwich
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