Pilgrim – Writer – Teacher
Spent a beautiful day in Wharfedale at Bolton Abbey, with its ruined 12th Century Augustinian priory and its functioning Anglican church. It is a glorious spot with the river running down through the valley.
The woods were full of bluebells and wild garlic – very late, presumably because of the cold spring – and the scent of the gentle garlic pervaded most of our walk.
“I saw that we have by our human nature a fullness of desire wisely and truly to know our own soul, and by this desire we are taught to seek our soul where it is, and that is in God.” – Mother Julian
On 8th May the Church of England’s calendar commemorates the 14th Century anchoress, Julian of Norwich.
“By contrition we are made pure,
by compassion we are made ready,
and by true yearning for God we are made worthy.
These are the three means, as I understand, by which all souls come to heaven”