The Practice of the Presence of God: A Classic Guide to Spiritual Awareness in Everyday Life - Hardcover

Lawrence, Brother

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1515436888 ISBN 13: 9781515436881

Publisher: Sublime Books, 2018

Synopsis

The Practice of the Presence of God preserves the conversations and letters of Brother Lawrence, a seventeenth-century Carmelite lay brother whose reflections on spiritual life emphasise simplicity, humility, and constancy of attention. Rather than presenting a formal theological system, the work records a practical approach to devotion grounded in the ordinary routines of work and service. Lawrence describes a discipline of inward recollection in which the individual seeks to maintain an awareness of the divine presence at all times.

Compiled after Lawrence's death from accounts recorded by those who spoke with him, the text has remained widely read across Christian traditions for its clarity and directness. Its emphasis on quiet attentiveness and inward steadiness places it within a broader tradition of devotional literature concerned with the cultivation of the interior life. The work continues to be valued for its simplicity of expression and its enduring spiritual insight.

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About the Author

Brother Lawrence (c. 1614-1691), born Nicolas Herman in Lorraine, France, was a lay brother in the Carmelite monastery in Paris. Known for his quiet devotion and reflective conversation, he spoke often about the possibility of maintaining an awareness of God's presence within ordinary work and daily responsibilities. His teachings were preserved by those who recorded their conversations with him and later published as The Practice of the Presence of God. The work has remained a widely read text within the Christian spiritual tradition.

Edition details

• Publisher: Sublime Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1515436888
• ISBN 13: 9781515436881
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 104