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Title: The Practice of the Presence of God and As a Man Thinketh: Library Edition by Lawrence, James Allen, Edward Lewis, Brother Lawrence ISBN: 0-7861-2355-9 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks Pub. Date: October, 2002 Format: Audio Cassette Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.68 (37 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A Timeless Classic
Comment: This beautiful gem of a book contains the conversations, letters, spiritual maxims and a brief biography of a seventeenth century French monk, Brother Lawrence. Although almost three hundred years old, this book is a timeless classic. It portrays the lifes journey of Brother Lawrence from a solider to a man of God. It chronicles his struggle to accept the grace of God and then tells of his life as he strove to live in the presence of God. One of my favorite chapters is his letter to a soldier. It is interesting that as a former solider he does not contemn the violence of a soldiers profession; rather, he encouraged the young man to live a Godly life.
Repeatedly, Brother Lawrence stresses that the presence of God can only be maintained by heart and love, rather than my understanding and speech. Thus, he would rather mediate on the truth and character of God than spend time in deep exegetical study. Tozer echoed the same though three hundred years later when he stated that the evangelical church is sacrificing a relationship with God for orthodoxy. Like Richard Foster, who wrote Celebration of Discipline, Lawrence distinguished between mediation and study. One needs to slow down and be with God.
This book really helped me stop the academic rat race and slow down to spend time in communion with God and my fellow man. Trained in a rational academic environment, it is all to easy for me to spend my time in exegetical study getting to know about God rather than spending time in the Word getting to know God. The other Lord's Day, I came to the church building early to practice my sermon, only to discover that the cleaning crew failed to their jobs. Instead of prayer and preaching, I spent the next two hours cleaning toilets and washing glass doors. I remembered Brother Lawrences admonition that he never grew tired of doing the smallest things for God. Instead of becoming angry, I was able to maintain a joyful attitude that stayed with me throughout the morning services.
Rating: 4
Summary: Expect Your Life to be Changed
Comment: Have you ever read a book/article, heard a sermon, or had an experience that you sensed in the midst of it that your life would be changed forever? This is such a book! Bro. Lawrence, in a very simplistic and often repetitive manner, has solidified for me what it means to truly walk with the Lord, to pray without ceasing, and to experience God's presence in such a way that I can find joy in tribulation and be assured that He will never leave me nor forsake me...I mean really grasp it!! The repetitiveness isn't a drawback in the least...as the saying goes: "repetition is the mother of learning". I'm thankful that Bro. Lawrence doesn't give "how-to's". The manner in which his walk w/ God is shared provides a blue print or outline, yet challenges the reader to discover his/her own unique way of walking with, praising, and glorifying God with our entire lives and in all circumstances. It's refreshing to know that a monk over 300 years ago actually struggled w/ being distracted in prayer from time to time. Yet he was able to confess it, forgive himself, and try again. Read it and be blessed.
Rating: 5
Summary: A Powerful Humbling Experience
Comment: I just can't believe it. Of all the thousands of books I have read, this small book has caught my heart. Sure I could have read it in an hour but the wisdom that flows from this edition just simply cooled the hurry of my life.
It is a book that I will place next to my Bible and refer to it every time I sensed that God is far away. Each section of the book stands on its own and yet such a lovely intricate meshing makes the reading more of an experience that a reading exercise.
The one section that caught my spirit reads: "The Time of business, said he, does not with me differ from the time of prayer; and in the noise and clutter of my kitchen (he was a cook) while several persons are calling at the same time for different things, I possess God in as great a tranquility as if I were upon my knees at the Blessed Sacrament".
In another section he speaks of the opportunities to be in HIS prsence when we are stricken with an ailment.
Such statements are throughout the book which will cause one to stop and meditate. I will be buying copies to give to those in my circle that hunger for a closer walk and relationship with God over anything and anyone in their lives.
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Title: Practicing His Presence (The Library of Spiritual Classics, Volume 1) by Brother Lawrence, Frank Laubach ISBN: 0940232014 Publisher: Christian Books Pub House Pub. Date: June, 1988 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: The Imitation of Christ by Thomas Kempis ISBN: 0375700188 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 24 March, 1998 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: Dark Night of the Soul : A Masterpiece in the Literature of Mysticism by St. John of the Cross by E. Allison Peers, St. John of the Cross ISBN: 0385029306 Publisher: Image Books Pub. Date: 11 January, 1959 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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Title: Interior Castle by St. Teresa of Avila, E. Allison Peers ISBN: 0385036434 Publisher: Image Books Pub. Date: 04 January, 1972 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: The Cloud of Unknowing by William Johnston, Huston Smith ISBN: 0385030975 Publisher: Image Books Pub. Date: 01 July, 1996 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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