Brother Lawrence (1614–1691)
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Brother Lawrence (1611-1691) was born Nicholas Herman in the Lorraine region of France. As a young man, he 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.
Image credit: Image of Brother Lawrence from a book published by Fleming Revell Co. in 1900.
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The Brother Lawrence Collection: Practice and Presence of God, Spiritual Maxims, The Life of Brother Lawrence (2008) 29 kappaletta
The Christian Classics: A 700 Club Edition (With Christ in the School of Prayer By Andrew Murray, and the Practice of… (1979) 15 kappaletta
CCEL Classics CD: works by Saint Augustine, John Calvin, John Donne, Julian of Norwich, Brother Lawrence, Martin… (2006) — Tekijä — 10 kappaletta
The practice of the presence of God the best rule of life : conversations and letters of brother Lawrence 7 kappaletta
Mystical Paths to God: Three Journeys: The Practice of the Presence of God, Interior Castle, Dark Night of the Soul (2008) 5 kappaletta
Brother Lawrence : the practice of the Presence of God the best rule of a Holy Life, Conversations and Letters of… (2012) 4 kappaletta
An oratory of the heart : daily readings with Brother Lawrence of the Resurrection (1984) 4 kappaletta
The spiritual maxims of Brother Lawrence,: Together with The character, by the Chronicler of the Conversations and… (1928) 3 kappaletta
The Practice of the Presence of God: The Complete Works of Brother Lawrence with Notes and Scripture References (2009) 3 kappaletta
A Treasury of Christian Books: The Practice of the Presence of God and Selections From The Little Flowers of St.… 2 kappaletta
The practice of the presence of God : and selections from the Little flowers of St Francis 2 kappaletta
The Works of Brother Lawrence : Practice and Presence of God; Spiritual Maxims; The Life of Brother Lawrence (2017) 2 kappaletta
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- Lawrence of the Resurrection
Herman, Nicholas (birth name)
Frato Laŭrenco
勞倫斯
勞倫斯弟兄
尼可拉斯．赫門 - Syntymäaika
- 1614
- Kuolinaika
- 1691-02-12
- Sukupuoli
- male
- Kansalaisuus
- France
- Syntymäpaikka
- Hériménil, France
- Kuolinpaikka
- Paris, France
- Asuinpaikat
- Paris, France
- Ammatit
- lay brother
cook
shoemaker - Organisaatiot
- Discalced Carmelites
Roman Catholic Church
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The Practice of the Presence of God Tekijä: Brother Lawrence of the Resurrection
We must trust God once and for all and abandon ourselves to Him alone. This difficult task necessarily requires perseverance and continual conversation with God in all activities great and small.
While I have heard many good things about this book, it just did not sit right with me. It was very repetitive and seemed to glorify brother Lawrence, which seemed counterproductive to the goal. It also felt incredibly cultish and left me feeling icky.
I’m not sure what to say about this book, save that it describes a simple, yet not necessarily easy path to be at one with God. This path is described through a series of conversations, letters, principles and ways.
As someone who lives with a serious and enduring mental illness, I came away from this relatively short read, which by the way I first read some fifteen years ago, with a sense that although this is a practice that I could aspire to I would find it difficult to realise. This is mainly due to my racing thoughts.
However, I have been practicing recently the Jesus Prayer with the aid of an Orthodox prayer rope, and I have found this very helpful in returning to the solid ground that the author describes through the use of this simple prayer.
I believe that the key to this book lies in its title - the Practice of the Presence of God. God is the ground of our being and to find Him we need to seek Him in His simplicity. We only achieve this by the gift of His Grace and a surrendering of our will, and this as the title suggests requires practice.… (lisätietoja)
As someone who lives with a serious and enduring mental illness, I came away from this relatively short read, which by the way I first read some fifteen years ago, with a sense that although this is a practice that I could aspire to I would find it difficult to realise. This is mainly due to my racing thoughts.
However, I have been practicing recently the Jesus Prayer with the aid of an Orthodox prayer rope, and I have found this very helpful in returning to the solid ground that the author describes through the use of this simple prayer.
I believe that the key to this book lies in its title - the Practice of the Presence of God. God is the ground of our being and to find Him we need to seek Him in His simplicity. We only achieve this by the gift of His Grace and a surrendering of our will, and this as the title suggests requires practice.… (lisätietoja)
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