Believe me, count as lost each day you have not used in loving God.
BROTHER LAWRENCEThere 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.
More Brother Lawrence Quotes
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Do not forget Him but think on Him often. Adore Him continually. Live and die with Him. This is the glorious work of a Christian; in a word, this is our profession. If we do not know it, we must learn it.
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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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If the vessel of our soul is still tossed with winds and storms, let us awake the Lord, who reposes in it, and He will quickly calm the sea.
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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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Let us fear to leave Him. Let us be always with Him. Let us live and die in His presence.
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In the way of God, thoughts count very little. Love does it all.
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That all things are possible to him who believes, that they are less difficult to him who hopes, they are more easy to him who loves, and still more easy to him who perseveres in the practice of these three virtues.
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If I were to be responsible for guiding souls, I would urge everyone to be aware of God’s constant presence, if for no other reason than His presence is a delight to our souls and spirit.
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What can God have that gives him greater satisfaction than that a thousand times a day all his creatures should thus pause to withdraw and worship him in the heart.
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To worship God is to admit that we are entirely contrary to Him, and that He is willing to make us like Himself.
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God always gave us light in our doubts, when we had no other design but to please Him.
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Prayer is nothing else than a sense of God’s presence
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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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GOD will not permit that a soul which desires to be devoted entirely to Him should take other pleasures than with Him: that is more than reasonable.
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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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