Thirteenth Letter – THE PRACTICE OF THE PRESENCE OF GOD – Brother Lawrence
Love sweetens pains. And when one loves God, one suffers for His sake with joy and courage. Do so, I beseech you. Comfort yourself with Him. He is the only physician for all our illnesses.
First Letter – THE PRACTICE OF THE PRESENCE OF GOD – Brother Lawrence
Brother Lawrence’s letters are the very heart and soul of what is titled ‘The Practice of the Presence of God’. All of these letters were written during the last ten years of his life.
Fourth Conversation – THE PRACTICE OF THE PRESENCE OF GOD – Brother Lawrence
We might accustom ourselves to a continual conversation with Him with freedom and in simplicity. We need only to recognize God intimately present with us and address ourselves to Him every moment.
Third Conversation – THE PRACTICE OF THE PRESENCE OF GOD – Brother Lawrence
Brother Lawrence told me that the foundation of the spiritual life in him had been a high notion and esteem of God in faith. When he had once well established his faith he had no other care but to reject every other thought so he might perform all his actions for the love of God.
Second Conversation – THE PRACTICE OF THE PRESENCE OF GOD – Brother Lawrence
Brother Lawrence said the greatest pains or pleasures of this world were not to be compared with what he had experienced of both kinds in a spiritual state. As a result he feared nothing, desiring only one thing of God.
ToC and Editor’s Preface – THE PRACTICE OF THE PRESENCE OF GOD – Brother Lawrence
In this small book, through letters and conversations, Brother Lawrence simply and beautifully explains how to continually walk with God – not from the head but from the heart.