All Shall be Well: When Wounds Lead to Wonder

Advent with Lady Julian Week 4

Statue of Julian of Norwich at Norwich Cathedral. Picture by author.

I gripped my trekking poles tighter in my hand as I wound my way up the frozen trail. My shoelaces protruded awkwardly from the sides of my frozen trail runners and I was particularly conscious of every step I took until I’d hiked far enough to thaw them with the heat from my feet. My w…