Do not always scrupulously confine yourself to certain rules, or particular forms of devotion, but act with a general confidence in GOD, with love and humility.
BROTHER LAWRENCEThat 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.
More Brother Lawrence Quotes
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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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I desire only Him and to be wholly His.
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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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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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Let us fear to leave Him. Let us be always with Him. Let us live and die in His presence.
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Believe me, count as lost each day you have not used in loving God.
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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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God always gave us light in our doubts, when we had no other design but to please Him.
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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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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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Loving God and loving one’s neighbor are really the same thing.
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In the way of God, thoughts count very little. Love does it all.
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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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I began to live as if there were no one save God and me in the world.
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The world appears very little to a soul that contemplates the greatness of God.
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