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The Practice of the Presence of God

by Brother Lawrence
From Christian Classics in Modern English
©1991 by Bernard Bangley

Brother Lawrence, born Nicholas Herman in modern day eastern France, spent most of his life as a lay brother in a Carmelite monastery. Assigned to the monastery kitchen, amidst tedious chores of cooking and cleaning, Brother Lawrence developed his philosophy of blending spirituality and work.

The gist of Brother Lawrence’s message is a timeless one—the modern world seems to make living a Christian life much more complicated than it need be. For Brother Lawrence, the common and mundane was the medium of God's love. He disciplined himself to commune with God amidst the constant clatter of a busy kitchen; as his outward man scrubbed pots and pans, his inward man enjoyed unbroken fellowship with his Creator. His advice to a friend says it best: “Think of God as often as you can. Cultivate the habit, by degrees, of turning consciously to Him at every opportunity, no matter how briefly. Make these small, holy acts of worship and prayer.”

This is one of those books I have read multiple times over the years, and I encourage you to read this version, effectively translated from stilted 18th century English for the reader’s benefit.

PATTY KENNEDY is assistant web content editor for the national Women’s Ministries Department. She also writes book and music reviews for Pages and Tunes, a free e-newsletter provided by the national Women’s Ministries Department.

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