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The Practice of the Presence of God

4.32 avg rating — 53,309 ratings — published 1692 — 11 editions

Practicing His Presence (The Library of Spiritual Classics, Volume 1)
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Practicing the Presence of God: Learn to Live Moment-by-Moment (Christian Classics
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The Practice of the Presence of God: A 40-Day Devotion Based on Brother Lawrence's The Practice of the Presence of God (Includes Entire Book)
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The Brother Lawrence Collection: Practice and Presence of God, Spiritual Maxims, the Life of Brother Lawrence: Practice and Presence of God, Spiritual Maxims, The Life of Brother Lawrence

4.44 avg rating — 192 ratings — 11 editions

Spiritual Maxims of Brother Lawrence
Practice of the Presence of God with Devotional & Study Guide

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During a period of convalescence, he decided to consecrate his life to God; he became a hermit but he did not find the peace that he desired. So, Nicolas left for Paris where he became a footman in the household of a councilor of King Louis XIII. At age 26, he decided to enter the Discalced Carmelites in Paris on the Rue de Vaugirard as a lay brother. He received the name of Brother Lawrence of the Resurrection.

For 15 years, he was the community's cook and then the sandal-maker. His first ten years of religious life were filled with spiritual darkness, coupled with a keen sense of his sins. But, he abandoned himself to the Lord and made a concerted effort to live simply under the gaze of God in all things and in every moment of the day. Thus, he found peace.

It was then that Brother Lawrence really began to shine. He received many visitors. Brother Lawrence spent his life in a very simple relationship with God, whom he joined February 12, 1691 at 77 years of age.

A biography written by one of his friends quickly made him known through his message of the practice of the

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Brother Lawrence

French Christian monk

Brother Lawrence of the Resurrection, OCD (born Nicolas Herman; c. 1614 – 12 February 1691) was a French Catholic religious brother who served at a Discalced Carmelite monastery, what is now Saint-Joseph-des-Carmes in Paris. He is best remembered for a posthumous book of his writing, the classic Christian text The Practice of the Presence of God.

Biography

Brother Lawrence was born Nicolas Herman in Hériménil, near Lunéville in the region of Lorraine, located in modern-day eastern France.^[1] His parents were peasants, so his schooling was limited at best. Young Nicholas Herman grew up during the Thirty Years' War, which devastated central Europe between 1618 and 1648.^[2] As a young man, Herman's poverty forced him into joining the army, which guaranteed him meals and a small stipend. During this period, Herman claimed an experience which set him on a unique spiritual journey.^[3] At the age of 16, he saw a leafless tree in the middle of a battlefield. Realizing that the tree would be in full l