Brother Lawrence ~ The Practice of Presence ~ Christian Mystics

Brother Lawrence of the Resurrection, OCD (c. 1614 – 12 February
1691) served as a lay brother in a Carmelite monastery in Paris.
Christians commonly remember him 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. Brother Lawrence developed a simple way of
praying from his heart which he called “practicing the presence
of God.” And he learned to commune with God continuously, not
only in church or personal devotions, but also as he worked in
the kitchen, ran errands, or listened to people. His genuine
spirit, cheerfulness, and peace attracted people within his
community to share with him and seek his counsel and prayers.
Eventually people from other parts of France, common people and
church leaders alike, wrote to him or visited him for spiritual
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the benefit of all sentient beings.


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