The Practice of the Presence of God: The Best Rule of Holy Life
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Einband
Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum
01.09.2025
Verlag
TAN BooksSeitenzahl
80
Maße (L/B/H)
17,5/12,2/0,8 cm
Gewicht
23 g
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-1-5051-3613-5
In a world filled with constant distraction and endless striving, a revolutionary truth awaits. "The Practice of the Presence of God: The Best Rule of Holy Life" is a profound and transformative work born from the simple, yet powerful, experiences of a 17th-century Carmelite lay brother. Brother Lawrence's letters and conversations reveal a startlingly accessible path to a life of perpetual joy, peace, and communion with God.
This isn't a complex theological treatise; it's a heartfelt, practical guide to living a holy life not through grand gestures or rigid rituals, but through a conscious and continuous awareness of God's presence in the most ordinary of tasks. Whether you are washing dishes, running errands, or simply sitting in silence, Brother Lawrence shows you how to transform every moment into an act of worship and a source of profound spiritual nourishment.
Through his gentle wisdom, you will learn to:
- Cultivate a constant sense of God's presence, turning mundane duties into sacred opportunities.
- Find deep inner peace that transcends external circumstances and daily struggles.
- Experience a loving and intimate relationship with the divine, not just during prayer, but throughout your entire day.
- Overcome anxiety and spiritual dryness by simply and lovingly turning your thoughts to God.
"The Practice of the Presence of God" is more than a book--it's an invitation to a different way of living. It's for anyone seeking a more authentic, joyful, and meaningful spiritual life. Join the countless readers who have found in Brother Lawrence's simple words a key to unlocking a deeper, more peaceful existence. Your journey to profound spiritual presence begins here.
"The most excellent method he had found of going to GOD, was that of doing our common business without any view of pleasing men, and (as far as we are capable) purely for the love of GOD." (Fourth Conversation)
"Let it be your business to keep your mind in the presence of the LORD." (Eighth Letter)
"Perfect resignation to GOD was a sure way to heaven, a way in which we had always sufficient light for our conduct." (Third Conversation)
"In order to know GOD, we must often think of Him; and when we come to love Him, we shall then also think of Him often, for our heart will be with our treasure." (Ninth Letter)
"We ought not to be weary of doing little things for the love of GOD" (Fourth Conversation)
"We must make our heart a spiritual temple, wherein to adore Him incessantly" (Fourteenth Letter)
"Let all our employment be to know GOD: the more one knows Him, the more one desires to know Him." (Fifteenth Letter)
"But when we are faithful to keep ourselves in His holy Presence, and set Him always before us, this not only hinders our offending Him, and doing anything that may displease Him, at least wilfully, but it also begets in us holy freedom, and if I may so speak, a familiarity with GOD, wherewith we ask, and that successfully, the graces we stand in need of." (First Letter)
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