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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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Famous Brother Lawrence Quotes

“People seek methods of learning to know God. Is it not much shorter and more direct to simply do everything for the love of Him? There is no finesse about it. One only has to do it generously and simply.”

People Knows Direct Method Knowing God Finesse

Author:Brother Lawrence

“We may make an oratory of our heart wherein to retire from time to time to converse with Him in meekness, humility, and love. Every one is capable of such familiar conversation with God, some more, some less. He knows what we can do. Let us begin, then.”

Knows Heart May Can Do Humility Conversation Capable And Love Familiar Retiring Converses Meekness Oratory Conversations With God

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

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

“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

“In order to know God, we must often think of Him; and when we come to love Him, we shall then also think of Him often, for our heart will be with our treasure.”

Thinking Knows Heart Order Worship Treasure Knowing God

Book:The Practice of the Presence of God

Source: The Practice of the Presence of God

“The sorest afflictions never appear intolerable, but when we see them in the wrong light; when we see them in the hand of God, who dispenses them; when we know that it is our loving Father who abases and distresses us; our sufferings will lose their bitterness and become even a matter of consolation.”

Knows Matter Hands Light Christian Suffering Father Loses Grace Bitterness Distress Affliction Consolation Hands Of God

Book:Brother Lawrence: The Practice of the Presence of God the Best Rule of a Holy Life, Being Conversations and Letters of Nicholas Herman of Lorraine (Brother Lawrence).

Source: Brother Lawrence: The Practice of the Presence of God the Best Rule of a Holy Life, Being Conversations and Letters of Nicholas Herman of Lorraine (Brother Lawrence).

“Many things are possible for the person who has hope. Even more is possible for the person who has faith. And still more is possible for the person who knows how to love. But everything is possible for the person who practices all three virtues.”

Knows Persons Stills Three Hope Practice Know How Virtue Have Faith Having Hope How To Love Christian Hope

Book:The Brother Lawrence Collection

Source: The Brother Lawrence Collection

“Let all our employment be to know God: the more one knows Him, the more one desires to know Him.”

Knows Desire Employment Knowing God

Book:The Practice of the Presence of God

Source: The Practice of the Presence of God

“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