Great Joy

I am sat at my desk writing an essay the day before its due, listening to Fleet Fox, drinking a beer, watching Indy roam about the room, contemplating spiritual matters, and find myself inexorably happy. Its just one of those moments where everything seems to align and make sense.

I am writing an essay on Julian of Norwich and find here some of the most beautiful and spiritual literature I've ever encountered. God gave her a series of revelations which took the pains to write down, and all concern the overwhelming love of God.

For example, at point she had overwhelming joy and overwhelming sorrow; joy then sorrow; joy then sorrow. In this she found that neither is necessarily a result of man's goodness or sinfulness, but "both is one love." She writes: it is speedfull to some soules to feele on this way, sometume to be in comfrot and sometime for to fail and to be left to themselves. God will that we know that he kepeth us ever alike sure, in woe and wele; and for profit a man's soul a man is sometimes left to hymself, though his sin is not always the cause.

Thus the emphasis is on the constancy of divine affection. This strikes me as a beautiful thought.

Here is fleet fox from their new album. I'm kind of in love with their harmonies: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaZCpqAUitY