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

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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. more

“I have quitted all forms of devotion and set prayers but those to which my state obliges me. And I make it my business only to persevere in His holy presence, wherein I keep myself by a simple attention, and a general fond regard to GOD, which I may call an actual presence of GOD, or, to speak better, an habitual, silent, and secret conversation of the soul with GOD, which often causes me joys and raptures inwardly, and sometimes also outwardly, so great that I am forced to use means to moderate them, and prevent their appearance to others.”

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

“Lord of all pots and pans and things make me a saint by getting meals and washing up the plates!”

Lord Saint Meals Pot Plates Washing Pots And Pans

Book:The Practice of the Presence of God

Source: The Practice of the Presence of God

“My God, since you are with me and since, by Your will, I must occupy myself with external things, please grant me the grace to remain with You, in Your presence. Work with me, so that my work might be the very best. Receive as an offering of love both my work and all my affections.”

Might Grace Please Affection Grants Offering Your Presence

Book:The Brother Lawrence Collection

Source: The Brother Lawrence Collection

“Humility, as we all know, is one of those virtues that is never gained by seeking it. The more we pursue it the more distant it becomes. To think we have it is sure evidence that we don't.”

Thinking Knows Virtue Humility Evidence Seeking Pursue

Book:Richard Foster's treasury of Christian discipline

Source: Richard Foster's treasury of Christian discipline

“Of all spiritual disciplines prayer is the most central because it ushers us into perpetual communion with the Father.”

Spiritual Father Prayer Discipline Perpetual Communion Spiritual Disciplines

Book:Richard Foster's treasury of Christian discipline

Source: Richard Foster's treasury of Christian discipline

“Conversion does not make us perfect, but it does catapult us into a total experience of discipleship that affects - and infects - every sphere of our living.”

Doe Perfect Conversion Spheres Discipleship Sanctification Catapults

Author:Richard J. Foster

“In our day heaven and earth are on tiptoe waiting for the emerging of the Spirit-led, Spirit-intoxicaed, Spirit-empowered peole. All of creation watches expectantly for the springing up of a disciplined, freely gathered, martyr people who know in this likfe the life and power of the Kindgom of God. It happened before, it can happen again.”

People Knows Happens Earth Spirit Heaven Waiting Watches Happened Creation Martyr Empowered Emerging Heaven And Earth Tiptoes

Author:Richard J. Foster

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