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Title: Brother Lawrence Post by: Jitendra Hy-do-u-no-us? on Feb 19, 2021 11:47 am “He does not ask much of us, merely a thought of Him from time to time, a little act of adoration, sometimes to ask for His grace, sometimes to offer Him your sufferings, at other times to thank Him for the graces, past and present, He has bestowed on you, in the midst of your troubles to take solace in Him as often as you can. Lift up your heart to Him during your meals and in company; the least little remembrance will always be the most pleasing to Him. One need not cry out very loudly; He is nearer to us than we think.”
― Brother Lawrence, The Practice of the Presence of God Title: Re: Brother Lawrence Post by: Jitendra Hy-do-u-no-us? on Feb 19, 2021 11:54 am “Let us thus think often that our only business in this life is to please GOD, that perhaps all besides is but folly and vanity”
― Brother Lawrence, The Practice of the Presence of God Title: Re: Brother Lawrence Post by: guest88 on Feb 20, 2021 04:48 am “He does not ask much of us, merely a thought of Him from time to time, a little act of adoration, sometimes to ask for His grace, sometimes to offer Him your sufferings, at other times to thank Him for the graces, past and present, He has bestowed on you, in the midst of your troubles to take solace in Him as often as you can. Lift up your heart to Him during your meals and in company; the least little remembrance will always be the most pleasing to Him. One need not cry out very loudly; He is nearer to us than we think.” ― Brother Lawrence, The Practice of the Presence of God This reminds me of a story shared by Hazrat Inayat Khan where a meeting of souls took place and each man in tattered clothes bowed their head to one another and treated each other like kings. To the onlookers, they were but peasants in rags, a crazed group of nobodies. To the mystic, they were equals and warm in their kingship. Surely God has not denied them his Splendor. Title: Re: Brother Lawrence Post by: Jitendra Hy-do-u-no-us? on May 16, 2021 06:00 pm Brother Lawrence 167 followers Brother Lawrence was born Nicolas Herman in Hériménil, near Lunéville in the region of Lorraine, located in modern day eastern France and as a young man went into the army due to his poverty. At the age of 18 he received what he felt was a revelation of the providence and power of God. He went on to fight in the Thirty Years' War and later served as a valet, but within six years joined the Discalced Carmelite Priory in Paris. Nicolas entered the priory in Paris as a lay brother, not having the education necessary to become a cleric, and took the religious name, "Lawrence of the Resurrection." He spent almost all of the rest of his life within the walls of the priory, working in the kitchen for many of these years and as a repairer of sandals in his later years. Despite his lowly position in the life of the priory, his character attracted many to him. He had a reputation for experiencing profound peace and visitors came to seek spiritual guidance from him. The wisdom he passed on to them in conversations and in letters would later become the basis for the book The Practice of the Presence of God. [From Wikipedia] (less) |