Julian of Norwich, an anchoress, received a series of visions during a severe illness and spent decades reflecting on them. Her Revelations speak of God’s love as the meaning of everything, of Christ as mother, and of a hope that all will be well. It survives in a short and a long text.
Revelations of Divine Love
Julian of Norwich’s account of the sixteen showings she received in 1373, the first book in English known to be by a woman.
Also: Showings