The Practice of the Presence of God

De: Brother Lawrence

Narrado por: William Crockett

Brother Lawrence was a man of humble beginnings who discovered the greatest secret of living in the kingdom of God here on earth. It is the art of “practicing the presence of God in one single act that does not end.” He often stated that it is God who paints Himself in the depths of our souls. We must merely open our hearts to receive Him and His loving presence.

As a humble cook, Brother Lawrence learned an important lesson through each daily chore: The time he spent in communion with the Lord should be the same, whether he was bustling around in the kitchen—with several people asking questions at the same time—or on his knees in prayer. He learned to cultivate the deep presence of God so thoroughly in his own heart that he was able to joyfully exclaim, “I am doing now what I will do for all eternity. I am blessing God, praising Him, adoring Him, and loving Him with all my heart.”

This unparalleled classic has given both blessing and instruction to those who can be content with nothing less than knowing God in all His majesty and feeling His loving presence throughout each simple day.

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Highly Recommended to deepen your faith.

I heard this short book referenced a few times in the past as a must read, but most recently Pope Leo mentioned this in an interview that this is one of his favorite books to read.
For me, this book gives a deeper and spiritual understanding of what it takes and what it means to be in the presence of God as expressed by Brother Lawrence. He is a real example of how we are supposed to truly love God in the way God himself wants us to.
The narrated letters of Brother Lawrence are easy to understand and follow or listen along.
I will listen again, have the audio book on repeat, and plan to get a hard copy to read.

Details through writings and letters.

It was wonderful to learn more about this remarkable Saint through his letters and correspondence with his friends and community.

Life-changing

Don’t forget to apply what you learn here. This is a gift of a book.

Extraordinary!

I was completely absorbed with this beautiful example and story of a pure and exemplary love. What a wonderful teaching tool and example of what’s actually important. I’ll listen to this again and again.

Loved the in-depth study

Story is read clearly and at a good pace allowing you to study and understand what you are hearing