"The first doom (assessment, judgment), which is of God’s rightfulness, is [because] of His high endless life [in our Substance]; and this is that fair sweet doom that was shewed in all the fair Revelation, in which I saw Him assign to us no manner of blame....this was sweet and delectable,"
Julian of Norwich (Ch. 45)
When we hear the word "judgment" we may automatically think of something negative that involves condemnation or punishment. But Julian speaks of the dome/doom or judgment of God as His assessment of us that is all positive. This judgment is fair and sweet, not scary or condemning. This judgment is positive and in no way negative. God's assessment of us, which is perfectly right and just and perfect, is that we are completely, perfectly, purely innocent. He assigns to us no blame, condemnation or guilt of any kind! That is God's righteous assessment. When He looks into our essential self He sees His own life which we are sourced from and one with. He sees His own Son, the firstborn of all creation and the One through whom we are created and in whom we all exist. He sees beings in His mirror image because we are made in the very image and likeness of God, made with Christ Himself as our deepest reality. How could we be anything other than perfect to God? Our Father sees Himself in us, His children! We were declared "very good" at our creation and nothing could ever change the nature of that creation. No matter what lies we believed about ourselves or what confused actions our beliefs in those lies caused, the fact is that we are in essence, deeply and truly, always God's innocent children. That is the true self that God made and upholds by His own life and Spirit within us. It is this very good, true, innocent self that Christ came to rescue and free from the clutches of sin and death. We are like flawless diamonds that were covered in dirt and that Jesus came to reveal, or like a treasure in a field which a man gave up everything to get! We are innocent before God and always will be. He preserves our innocent nature intact in His Son and it can never be altered. This wonderful "judgment" of God is truly sweet and delectable!
"God made men and women true and upright."
Ecclesiastes 7:29 (MSG)
A Prayer: Thank You for created me in innocence and revealing and redeeming my innocence through Christ. I thank You for seeing me just as innocent as Your Son Jesus!