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The Practice of the Presence of God

English BooksWhale Edition by Brother Lawrence

A brief spiritual classic on prayer, simplicity, inner attention to God, and everyday life.

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The Practice of the Presence of God

The Practice of the Presence of God gathers conversations, letters, and maxims associated with Brother Lawrence, centered on continual awareness of God in ordinary tasks. This English public-domain edition presents a concise spiritual classic about simplicity, humility, inward prayer, trust, love, and the transformation of daily life into an exercise of presence.

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Brother Lawrence died in 1691, and The Practice of the Presence of God is an English public-domain translation of the French spiritual classic La pratique de la présence de Dieu. This edition uses a public-domain English text.

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  1. 01Full text
  2. 02THE PRACTICE OF THE PRESENCE
  3. 03OF GOD THE BEST RULE
  4. 04OF A HOLY LIFE.
  5. 05BROTHER LAWRENCE.
  6. 06FLEMING H. REVELL COMPANY,
  7. 07NEW YORK. CHICAGO. TORONTO.
  8. 08PREFACE.
  9. 09CONVERSATIONS.
  10. 10FIRST CONVERSATION.
  11. 11SECOND CONVERSATION.
  12. 12THIRD CONVERSATION.
  13. 13FOURTH CONVERSATION.
  14. 14LETTERS.
  15. 15FIRST LETTER.
  16. 16I am, in our LORD, yours, &c.
  17. 17SECOND LETTER.
  18. 18THIRD LETTER.
  19. 19FOURTH LETTER.
  20. 20FIFTH LETTER.
  21. 21SIXTH LETTER.
  22. 22SEVENTH LETTER.
  23. 23EIGHTH LETTER.
  24. 24NINTH LETTER.
  25. 25I am, Yours, &c.
  26. 26TENTH LETTER.
  27. 27ELEVENTH LETTER.
  28. 28TWELFTH LETTER.
  29. 29I am, Yours, &c.
  30. 30THIRTEENTH LETTER.
  31. 31FOURTEENTH LETTER.
  32. 32I am, Yours, &c.
  33. 33FIFTEENTH LETTER.
  34. 34I am, in our LORD, Yours, &c.

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