"Humility and Awe"

In this episode of the "Life, Love, & Light" podcasts, Julian of Norwich considers the dangers of false humility and the great harm that comes to the soul because we think our sins are not forgiven. Julian warns us that "This dread we sometimes mistake for meekness, but it is a foul blindness and a weakness."  Such false humility can do great harm to our love-relationship with God, leading us into doubt and despair; whereas, true humility trusts mightily in the Lord and rejoices in our salvation. Julian further defines four kinds of "dread" or "fear" -- and insists that the Lord only wants us to have "reverent dread” -- that is, “holy awe” -- because it is very gentle and lacks any hint of terror. And it is inextricably linked to love. Julian also speaks of God's love, longing, and pity for every human being and contemplates the great bliss of heaven and the “trembling and quaking for greatness of joy, endlessly marveling at the greatness of God the creator, and at the littleness of all that is created.” Please share this podcast with family and friends who may suffer from the wrong kind of fear of God – the fear that paralyzes the soul and makes it unable to trust in God’s mercy and love. Julian's spiritual counseling on how to cultivate true humility and allow the soul to rest in "holy awe" of Divine Love is the sublime teaching we need right now. Blessings to all!