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.
BROTHER LAWRENCEPrayer is nothing else than a sense of God’s presence
More Brother Lawrence Quotes
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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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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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Believe me, count as lost each day you have not used in loving God.
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Our only business is to love and delight ourselves in God.
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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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In the way of God, thoughts count very little. Love does it all.
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In 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.
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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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Many things are possible for the person who has hope. Even more is possible for the person who has faith. And still more is possible for the person who knows how to love. But everything is possible for the person who practices all three virtues.
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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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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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Good when He gives, supremely good; Nor less when He denies: Afflictions, from His sovereign hand, Are blessings in disguise.
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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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