In the way of God, thoughts count very little. Love does it all.
BROTHER LAWRENCEAre we not rude and deserve blame, if we leave Him alone, to busy ourselves about trifles, which do not please Him and perhaps offend Him? ‘Tis to be feared these trifles will one day cost us dear.
More Brother Lawrence Quotes
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I desire only Him and to be wholly His.
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There is not in the world a kind of life more sweet and delightful, than that of a continual conversation with God; those only can comprehend it who practice and experience it.
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If we are truly devoted to doing God’s will, pain and pleasure won’t make any difference to us.
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And it is not necessary to have great things to do. I turn my little omelette in the pan for the love of God.
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Love sweetens pain; and when one loves God, one suffers for His sake with joy and courage.
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We ought to act with God in the greatest simplicity, speak to Him frankly and plainly, and implore His assistance in our affairs.
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Lord of all pots and pans and things make me a saint by getting meals and washing up the plates!
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The most holy and necessary practice in our spiritual life is the presence of God. That means finding constant pleasure in His divine company, speaking humbly and lovingly with him in all seasons, at every moment, without limiting the conversation in any way.
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Let us fear to leave Him. Let us be always with Him. Let us live and die in His presence.
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It is not the greatness of the work which matters to God but the love with which it is done.
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Loving God and loving one’s neighbor are really the same thing.
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Are we not rude and deserve blame, if we leave Him alone, to busy ourselves about trifles, which do not please Him and perhaps offend Him? ‘Tis to be feared these trifles will one day cost us dear.
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It matters not to me what I do, or what I suffer, so long as I abide loveingly united to God’s will – that is my whole business.
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I drove away from my mind everything capable of spoiling the sense of the presence of God…. I just make it my business to persevere in His holy presence… My soul has had an habitual, silent, secret conversation with God.
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The end we ought to propose to ourselves is to become, in this life, the most perfect worshipers of God we can possibly be, as we hope to be through all eternity.
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