Practice of the Presence of God: Brother Lawrence of the Resurrection

Practice of the Presence of God: Brother Lawrence of the Resurrection

Practice of the Presence of God: Brother Lawrence of the Resurrection

Practice of the Presence of God: Brother Lawrence of the Resurrection

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Overview

Here is a guide for all Christians aspiring to union with God, which, according to Brother Lawrence, is the ultimate goal of every soul. The new Image edition of The Practice of the Presence of God is a reissue of the 1977 translation that was the first to appear in decades. It features an in-depth Introduction by John J. Delaney that examines what is known about Lawrence's life, how the book came to be, and its ongoing relevance throughout the ages.

In the words of this humble seventeenth-century lay Carmelite, "we must trust God once and for all and abandon ourselves to Him alone." This difficult task necessarily requires perseverance and continual conversation with God in all activities great and small: "speaking humbly and talking lovingly with Him at all times, at every moment, without rule or system..." In reading these conversations, letters, and spiritual maxims, we learn the key to endless joy.

In short, this little spiritual classic — in its fresh, contemporary English translation — renders the simple wisdom of Brother Lawrence accessible to every Christian who yearns for the fullness of life.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780385128612
Publisher: The Crown Publishing Group
Publication date: 08/16/1977
Edition description: Reissue
Pages: 112
Sales rank: 838,846
Product dimensions: 5.48(w) x 8.24(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

For the greater part of his life, John J. Delaney was involved with some aspect of the book business. He was an editor for Doubleday Image Books, Senior editor in charge of original Catholic publications at Doubleday, and author of the classic Pocket Dictionary of Saints. A well-traveled lecturer who was a guest on television and radio programs, and a contributor to many leading Catholic magazines, John Delaney was also originator and editor of The Catholic Viewpoint Series. In 1958 he was the recipient of the Catholic Press Association Catholic Digest Award for "distinguished service to Christian journalism and publishing."

Table of Contents

Introduction: Dorothy Day1
Editor's Introduction14
Conversations
The First Conversation--August 3, 166623
The Second Conversation--September 28, 166627
The Third Conversation--November 22, 166636
The Fourth Conversation--November 25, 166640
Letters
I.To a Nun49
II.To a Nun54
III.To the Same58
IV.To a Woman in the World62
V.To a Religious65
VI.To a Nun73
VII.To a Woman in the World76
VIII.To a Nun78
IX.To the Same81
X.To a Woman in the World84
XI.To a Nun86
XII.To a Nun91
XIII.To a Nun94
XIV.To the Same96
XV.To the Same98
XVI.To the Same100
Spiritual Maxims
On Faith105
Necessary Practices for Attaining the Spiritual Life106
How We Must Worship God in Spirit and in Truth110
Of the Union of the Soul with God111
Of the Presence of God114
Means for Attaining the Presence of God117
The Benefits of the Presence of God119
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