A Prayer of Thanksgiving

Thanking

Julian of Norwich · 1342–after 1416

For Julian, thanking is itself a way of prayer — a reverent, joyful turning of the whole self toward the goodness of God in all he has made, loved, and keeps. Like a hazelnut held safe in the hand.

Julian of Norwich, Revelations of Divine Love, chs. 5, 35, 41 (trans. Grace Warrack).