Project Gutenberg 2004-10-26 Public domain in the USA. 272 Lawrence, of the Resurrection, Brother 1611 1691 Herman, Nicolas Herman, Nicholas Lawrence, Brother Laurent, de la Résurrection, frère Laurent, de la Resurrection, frere Pratique de la présence de Dieu. English The Practice of the Presence of God the Best Rule of a Holy Life Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Practice_of_the_Presence_of_God Produced by Robert Shimmin, Project Manager, Keith M. Eckrich, Post-Processor, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Practice of the Presence of God the Best Rule of a Holy Life" by Lawrence is a spiritual guide, likely written in the 17th century during the early modern period. The book presents the reflections and teachings of Brother Lawrence, a humble lay monk who became renowned for his deep devotion to God and his love for a life lived in constant awareness of God's presence. The work primarily focuses on the theme of spiritual life through continuous communion with God and practical expressions of faith. In this book, Brother Lawrence emphasizes the significance of maintaining a constant conversation with God, irrespective of one's circumstances. Through a series of conversations and letters, he shares insights into how this practice can cultivate peace, joy, and a profound sense of purpose. He advocates for a simple approach to spirituality, insisting that all actions, no matter how mundane, can be offered to God as acts of love and worship. His reflections reveal a path to holiness that is accessible to everyone, grounded in love rather than strict religious protocols, encouraging readers to cultivate a habit of living in God’s presence for a fulfilled and serene life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 71.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Christian life -- Catholic authors Spiritual life -- Catholic Church BX Text Christianity Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Religion/Spirituality 94318 2025-08-06T07:22:30.987813 text/html 94363 94188 2024-11-06T10:10:30.381505 2023-10-06T10:53:09.165418 text/html text/html 119154 2025-08-06T07:22:36.375785 application/epub+zip 117678 2025-08-06T07:22:33.960791 application/epub+zip 89624 2025-08-06T07:22:32.884800 application/epub+zip 305095 2025-08-06T07:22:38.152818 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 294489 2025-08-06T07:22:35.718808 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 253441 2022-09-07T13:19:08.263174 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 80634 2025-08-06T07:22:30.748814 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 60718 2024-10-28T20:51:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18344 2025-08-06T07:22:38.279765 application/rdf+xml 22378 2025-08-06T07:22:33.378789 image/jpeg 4346 2025-08-06T07:22:33.131898 image/jpeg 118095 2025-08-06T07:22:30.996804 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia