The Practice of the Presence of God

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Discover how a single moment sparked Brother Lawrence’s lifelong pursuit of walking in God's presence, revealing reflections and wisdom that transformed countless lives. Listen as his story unfolds, offering timeless lessons for deepening your own spiritual practice.

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Preface this book consists   of notes of several conversations had with and letters   written by Nicholas Herman of Lorraine, a lowly and   unlearned man, who, after having been a footman and soldier,   was admitted a lay brother among the barefooted Caramelites of   Paris in 1666, and was afterward known   as Brother Lawrence. His conversion, which took   place when he was about 18 years old, was the result   under God of the mere sight in midwinter of a dry   and leafless tree, and of the reflections it stirred   respecting the change the coming spring would bring. From   that time he grew eminently in the knowledge and love of God,   endeavoring constantly to walk as   in his presence no wilderness wanderings seem to   have intervened between the Red Sea and the Jordan of his experience.  

A holy, consecrated man, he lived his Christian life   through as a pilgrim, as a steward, and not as an   owner, and died at the age of 80, leaving a name which   has been as ointment poured forth. The   conversations are supposed to have been written by M. Beauffroy,   Grand Vicar to M. Deschalons, formerly Cardinal Cardinal de   Noailles, by whose recommendation the letters were first published.   The book has within a short time gone through repeated English and   American editions, and has been a means of blessing to many souls.   It contains very much of that wisdom which only the lips the Lord   has touched can express, and which only the hearts he has made   teachable can receive. May this edition also   be blessed by God, and resound to the praise of the glory of his   grace.