Chapter 33: God’s Many Faces or “Showings”

The Showings were described by Julian of Norwich, the first woman known to have written in English. She writes of divine love and her personal experience of how God showed his face to her. In Chapter 33, I share my pilgrimage to Turin to visit the Holy Shroud with my daughter Jessica. I also tell of my visit to Bologna where I discovered a sculpture of Jesus made from the Holy Shroud.
Through these pilgrimages, I felt that I had encountered Jesus in an even more tangible way, standing before the Holy Shroud and then later discovering the existence of the sculpture. There is debate about the authenticity of the Holy Shroud, however I invite you to discover the Holy Shroud, as the question is answered in the eye and heart of the beholder. What do you see?
As I prepared this chapter’s message, I realized that this part of the story had fallen into chapter 33 without me previously noticing. Thirty-three is the age Jesus was when he was crucified and died. It is also the age I was when I found my birth parents. Again, I have been blessed with yet another showing.
Here are links to documentaries and articles that can take you to the Holy Shroud of Turin, and to Julian of Norwich’s showings of divine love.

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The Man in the Shroud
https://www.messengersaintanthony.com/content/man-shroud
The Shewings of Julian of Nowrwich
https://d.lib.rochester.edu/teams/text/the-shewings-of-julian-of-norwich-introduction
Julian of Norwich: Revelations of Divine Love
https://earlybritishlit.pressbooks.com/chapter/julian-of-norwich-revelations-of-divine-love-selections/