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Brother Lawrence, originally named John Lawrence, was a French Catholic monk known for his profound insights into everyday life and his faith in the presence of God. His life and thoughts have had a profound impact on posterity.

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“It is possible for us to live in the very sense of the Lord's presence, under even the most difficult circumstances. If you and I are going to enjoy the peace of paradise during this life we must become accustomed to a familiar, humble, and very affectionate conversation with the Lord Jesus.”

Ifs Jesus Enjoy Difficult Lord Circumstances Conversation Humble Familiar This Life Paradise Accustomed Affectionate Difficult Circumstances

Author:Brother Lawrence

“If we are truly devoted to doing God's will, pain and pleasure won't make any difference to us.”

Ifs Pain Differences Pleasure Gods Will Devoted Pain And Pleasure

Book:The Practice of the Presence of God

Source: The Practice of the Presence of God

“Do not forget Him but think on Him often. Adore Him continually. Live and die with Him. This is the glorious work of a Christian; in a word, this is our profession. If we do not know it, we must learn it.”

Ifs Thinking Knows Christian Dies Forget Profession Glorious Adore Forget Him

Book:The Practice of the Presence of God: The Complete Works of Brother Lawrence with Notes and Scripture References

Source: The Practice of the Presence of God: The Complete Works of Brother Lawrence with Notes and Scripture References

“Are we not rude and deserve blame, if we leave Him alone, to busy ourselves about trifles, which do not please Him and perhaps offend Him? 'Tis to be feared these trifles will one day cost us dear.”

Ifs Please One Day Cost Deserve Blame Busy Dear Rude Trifles

Book:The Practice of the Presence of God

Source: The Practice of the Presence of God

“If we knew how much He loves us, we should be always ready to receive equally and with indifference from His hand the sweet and the bitter; all would please that came from Him.”

Ifs Should Hands Ready Sweet Please Bitter Indifference

Book:The Practice of the Presence of God

Source: The Practice of the Presence of God

“How happy we would be if we could find the treasure of which the Gospel speaks; all else would be as nothing. As it is boundless, the more you search for it the greater the riches you will find; let us search unceasingly and let us not stop until we have found it.”

Ifs Would Be Found Speak Greater Riches Treasure Boundless

Author:Brother Lawrence

“To worship God in truth is further to admit that we are entirely contrary to Him, and that He is willing to make us like Himself if we desire it. Who will be so imprudent as to turn himself away, even for a moment, from the reverence, love, service and continual adoration which we most justly owe Him?”

Ifs Moments Desire Turns Willing Truth Is Worship Contrary Reverence Adoration Worship God

Author:Brother Lawrence

“The time of business does not differ with me from the time of prayer; and in the noise and clatter of my kitchen, while several persons are at the same time calling for different things, I possess God in as great tranquility as if I were on my knees.”

Ifs Persons Doe Different Prayer Calling Noise Knees Kitchen Different Things Tranquility

Book:Mystical Paths to God: Three Journeys

Source: Mystical Paths to God: Three Journeys

“If I were to be responsible for guiding souls, I would urge everyone to be aware of God's constant presence, if for no other reason than His presence is a delight to our souls and spirit.”

Ifs Soul Reason Moments Spirit Responsible Constant Delight Urges Live In The Moment Being Responsible

Book:The Brother Lawrence Collection

Source: The Brother Lawrence Collection

“I began to live as if there were no one save God and me in the world.”

Ifs World

Author:Brother Lawrence

“If the vessel of our soul is still tossed with winds and storms, let us awake the Lord, who reposes in it, and He will quickly calm the sea.”

Ifs Stills Soul Lord Sea Wind Calm Storm Awake Vessel Repose

Book:The Practice of the Presence of God

Source: The Practice of the Presence of God

“Having found in many books different methods of going to GOD, and divers practices of the spiritual life, I thought this would serve rather to puzzle me than facilitate what I sought after, which was nothing but how to become wholly GOD'S. This made me resolve to give the all for the all; so after having given myself wholly to GOD, that He might take away my sin, I renounced, for the love of Him, everything that was not He; and I began to live as if there was none but He and I in the world.”

Ifs World Giving Made Book Different Might Spiritual Found Given Sin Practice Method Resolve Spiritual Life Puzzles Facilitate

Author:Brother Lawrence

“Let all our employment be to know GOD: the more one knows Him, the more one desires to know Him. And as knowledge is commonly the measure of love, the deeper and more extensive our knowledge shall be, the greater will be our love: and if our love of GOD were great, we should love Him equally in pains and pleasures.”

Ifs Knows Should Pain Desire Pleasure Greater Deeper Employment God Love Our Love Knowing God Pain And Pleasure

Book:The Practice of the Presence of God

Source: The Practice of the Presence of God

“We can do little things for God; I turn the cake that is frying on the pan for love of him, and that done, if there is nothing else to call me, I prostrate myself in worship before him, who has given me grace to work; afterwards I rise happier than a king.”

Ifs Littles Done Turns Given Can Do Grace Kings Worship Call Me Little Things Cake Frying

Book:The Practice of the Presence of God, and the Spiritual Maxims

Source: The Practice of the Presence of God, and the Spiritual Maxims