Three hundred years ago, an uneducated lay cook in a French monastery discovered how to enjoy a profound awareness of God moment by moment, even in the midst of busyness and distraction. In The Practice of the Presence of God, Brother Lawrence describes his realizations in a series of conversations and letters brimming with wisdom and spiritual insight. This classic memoir of the devotional life witnesses to the joy available to all who will seek to live in the presence of God.
Three hundred years ago, an uneducated lay cook in a French monastery discovered how to enjoy a profound awareness of God moment by moment, even in the midst of busyness and distraction. In The Practice of the Presence of God, Brother Lawrence describes his realizations in a series of conversations and letters brimming with wisdom and spiritual insight. This classic memoir of the devotional life witnesses to the joy available to all who will seek to live in the presence of God.