What if...

~~~St Julian of Norwich had visions...

She saw the whole world as a hazelnut

And she learned three things:

1. God made it

2. God loves it

and

3. God will take care of it

What would it be like...to be as small as a hazelnut?

Insignificant. You ripen and fall without choice; that is your destiny.

Powerless. You fall where the wind puts you.

Helpless. In time, and without your consent, you will be

crushed underfoot, gathered for food, or broken open

to sprout a new hazelnut tree.

~~a source of food? ~~ a seed of new life?

i know i am a good swimmer, so i will attempt the race.~

dog 'knows' she can catch a rabbit, so she goes all out. ~

what we 'know'-- what we are sure of-- is the foothold, the foundation for all we do. what if there are important things we do not know?~

does the hazelnut 'know' it is created? ~~

that it has come into being through some great principles outside itself? ~

if we humans 'knew' --were sure-- that we were created by some greater agency-- what would we do differently?