Practicing the Presence of God: Learn to Live Moment-By-Moment

This edition of a timeless classic--enhanced by Emergent leader Tony Jones--will appeal to college students, readers new to Christian classics, and anyone else who desires to learn how to make spirituality a moment-by-moment way of life.

Brother Lawrence's Practice of the Presence of God has stood the test of time because it chronicles the life of a very ordinary person who became an extraordinary Christian. Through a life of humility and service, Brother Lawrence achieved something that many Christians aspire to: he was so concentrated on God that God became a part of his every breath. Whether deep in prayer or peeling potatos in the kitchen, he knew God's presence.

This readable translation, replete with enlightening background notes, will appeal to today's reader in ways that no other edition has been able to do.

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Practicing the Presence of God: Learn to Live Moment-By-Moment

This edition of a timeless classic--enhanced by Emergent leader Tony Jones--will appeal to college students, readers new to Christian classics, and anyone else who desires to learn how to make spirituality a moment-by-moment way of life.

Brother Lawrence's Practice of the Presence of God has stood the test of time because it chronicles the life of a very ordinary person who became an extraordinary Christian. Through a life of humility and service, Brother Lawrence achieved something that many Christians aspire to: he was so concentrated on God that God became a part of his every breath. Whether deep in prayer or peeling potatos in the kitchen, he knew God's presence.

This readable translation, replete with enlightening background notes, will appeal to today's reader in ways that no other edition has been able to do.

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Practicing the Presence of God: Learn to Live Moment-By-Moment

Practicing the Presence of God: Learn to Live Moment-By-Moment

Practicing the Presence of God: Learn to Live Moment-By-Moment

Practicing the Presence of God: Learn to Live Moment-By-Moment

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This edition of a timeless classic--enhanced by Emergent leader Tony Jones--will appeal to college students, readers new to Christian classics, and anyone else who desires to learn how to make spirituality a moment-by-moment way of life.

Brother Lawrence's Practice of the Presence of God has stood the test of time because it chronicles the life of a very ordinary person who became an extraordinary Christian. Through a life of humility and service, Brother Lawrence achieved something that many Christians aspire to: he was so concentrated on God that God became a part of his every breath. Whether deep in prayer or peeling potatos in the kitchen, he knew God's presence.

This readable translation, replete with enlightening background notes, will appeal to today's reader in ways that no other edition has been able to do.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781557254658
Publisher: Paraclete Press
Publication date: 09/01/2007
Series: Christian Classics (Paraclete)
Pages: 160
Product dimensions: 5.48(w) x 8.08(h) x 0.44(d)
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

Brother Lawrence (c. 1611 - 1691) was born Nicholas Herman in the Lorraine region of France. As a young man, he fought in the Thirty Years' War before joining the Carmelite order in Paris as a monk at the age of 24. The Practice of the Presence of God was originally compiled from his letters and conversations, immediately after his death.

Table of Contents


Translator's Note     vii
Introduction   Tony Jones     1
Eulogy of Brother Lawrence of the Resurrection     7
Conversations with Brother Lawrence     43
Letters of Brother Lawrence     63
The Spiritual Maxims     105
Brother Lawrence's Way of Life     121
Study Guide     139
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