Christians commonly remember Brother Lawrence for the intimacy he expressed concerning his relationship to God as recorded in a book compiled after his death, the classic Christian text, The Practice of the Presence of God. My version and the one I read as a teenager is "Practicing the Presence of God".
This book changed my life when I was a teenager. I realized I could converse with God 24/7. I didn't have to be at a specific place or wait until a specific time. I've been conversing ever since.
The book is a collection of conversations, letters and writings of Brother Lawrence of the Resurrection (c. 1614 – 12 February 1691). Brother Lawrence served as a lay brother in a Carmelite monastery in Paris.
An excerpt - p. 41 of my version. "As for how things are with me now, I can't explain it sufficiently. I have no suffering or worries about my spiritual state because I have no will of my own. I only have the will of God. I try to accomplish his will at all times and in all things."
For a book originally published in 1691 and 1694 it resonates today with me. Join me in "Practicing the Presence of God" throughout your daily life.
Thanks for visiting ~ Reia
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