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.
BROTHER LAWRENCEIf we are truly devoted to doing God’s will, pain and pleasure won’t make any difference to us.
More Brother Lawrence Quotes
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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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Good when He gives, supremely good; Nor less when He denies: Afflictions, from His sovereign hand, Are blessings in disguise.
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Prayer is nothing else than a sense of God’s 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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Let us fear to leave Him. Let us be always with Him. Let us live and die in His presence.
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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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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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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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We can do little things for God; I turn the cake that is frying on the pan for love of him, and that done, if there is nothing else to call me, I prostrate myself in worship before him, who has given me grace to work; afterwards I rise happier than a king.
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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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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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Lord of all pots and pans and things make me a saint by getting meals and washing up the plates!
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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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