The Practice of the Presence of God
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- Synopsis
- Often in these times we seem to be grasping at straws in our weak attempts to meet the terrifying demands of a world seemingly at odds with creation and its Creator. Brother Lawrence lived in an era that must have been equally soul-shaking. He began life as Nicholas Herman in Lorraine, when the province was French. In his boyhood began the Thirty Years' War which covered all Europe with terror. No doubt he took part in that war, because he was first a common soldier. In these conversations and letters he takes us intimately into his struggles to meet God until at last he could find the love of God in even the most menial of his kitchen tasks, to which he naturally had a great aversion, and in the midst of noisy confusion, opposition, and temptation. Countless millions have been led into the presence of God through this simple classic since the publication of the original French edition in 1692, a year after the author's death. The beauty and wonder of this book is that it is by one of the humblest of men, a man who was once an awkward footman and then a monastery cook. It is not by someone who was of finer stuff than the men and women of his day or any day. What Brother Lawrence did, all can do.
- Copyright:
- 1958
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 61 Pages
- Publisher:
- N/A
- Date of Addition:
- 04/09/03
- Copyrighted By:
- FLEMING H. REVELL COMPANY
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Religion and Spirituality
- Submitted By:
- Quantum Leap
- Proofread By:
- Quantum Leap
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.