I began to live as if there were no one save God and me in the world.
BROTHER LAWRENCEIf 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.
More Brother Lawrence Quotes
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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.
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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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The world appears very little to a soul that contemplates the greatness of God.
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Prayer is nothing else than a sense of God’s presence
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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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Loving God and loving one’s neighbor are really the same thing.
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Our only business is to love and delight ourselves in God.
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In the way of God, thoughts count very little. Love does it all.
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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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Believe me, count as lost each day you have not used in loving 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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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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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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Have courage then: make a virtue of necessity: ask of God, not deliverance from your pains, but strength to bear resolutely, for the love of Him, all that He should please, and as long as He shall please.
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