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    The Practice of the Presence of God
    The Practice of the Presence of God
    The Practice of the Presence of God
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    The Practice of the Presence of God

    Written by Brother Lawrence

    Narrated by Victor Craig

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    The Practice of the Presence of God is a collection of the teachings of Brother Lawrence of the Resurrection (Nicolas Herman, c. 1614 – 1691), a 17th-century Carmelite friar. The book consists of sixteen short letters, a collection of spiritual maxims, four conversations written down by Father Joseph de Beaufort and a brief bio, most likely by de Beaufort. The theme of the work is the cultivation and development of an awareness of the presence of God. Lawrence's method of acquiring the presence seems to have required discipline and willpower at first, but once cultivated, it became effortless. The book became quite popular among both Catholics and Protestants, and was praised and recommended by, among others, John Wesley, Willard L Sperry, A. W. Tozer and Hannah Whitall Smith.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthor's Republic
    Release dateMar 8, 2020
    ISBN9781518916649

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      Devotion indeed in a new light. It makes for one to truly think where is your treasure? Is it in GOD or are we simply lying to ourselves? I'm I that thirsty for GOD that no matter the work I am doing I am thinking of JESUS CHRIST?
      He embodies the statement by Paul Washer, there are two people who are fishing on the same boat, but one is in GOD'S presence while the other is not.