ISBN: 9780978479947

In conversations and letters, Brother Lawrence shares the simple and straightforward devotion that has inspired millions. Beginning with pure faith in God, Brother Lawrence teaches that we should always draw near to God, and that God should so occupy us that we leave aside all other thoughts. Brother Lawrence’s advice is practical, focused, single-minded, and wise.

The book consists of four conversations with, and fifteen 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 barefoot Carmelites at Paris in 1666 and was afterward known as “Brother Lawrence.” His conversion, which took place when he was about eighteen 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.”

Author: Brother Lawrence, ( AKA Nicholas Herman of Lorraine), Introduction by Hannah Whitall Smith

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ISBN: 9781557256942

Author: Brother Lawrence
Edited By: Robert Edmonson, Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove

In this classic work from Brother Lawrence, a humble monk who spent much of his time in the kitchen, the secrets of moment-by-moment fellowship with God are revealed. Full of honest simplicity, he shows that it’s possible to meet God among the pots and pans – in the ordinary events of life. As a young man, Brother Lawrence (1611-1691) fought in the Thirty Years’ War before joining the Carmelite order. Immediately after his death, The Practice of the Presence of God was compiled from his letters and conversations. This edition, rendered from the original French into graceful, contemporary English, will nourish and delight all who seek to know and love God more intimately. Paperback.