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.
BROTHER LAWRENCEIn order to form a habit of conversing with GOD continually, and referring all we do to Him, we must at first apply to Him with some diligence: but that after a little care we should find His love inwardly excite us to it without any difficulty.
More Brother Lawrence Quotes
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I began to live as if there were no one save God and me in the world.
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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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Love sweetens pain; and when one loves God, one suffers for His sake with joy and courage.
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The time of business does not differ with me from the time of prayer; and in the noise and clatter of my kitchen, while several persons are at the same time calling for different things, I possess God in as great tranquility as if I were on my knees.
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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 as we ought to worship Him. God is Spirit, so we must worship Him in spirit and truth, that is, by a humble and true adoration of spirit in the depth and center of our souls.
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I desire only Him and to be wholly His.
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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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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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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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Believe me, count as lost each day you have not used in loving God.
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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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In the way of God, thoughts count very little. Love does it all.
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Prayer is nothing else than a sense of God’s presence
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