Quotes from Brother Lawrence

Do not always scrupulously confine yourself to certain rules, or particular forms of devotion, but act with a general confidence in GOD, with love and humility.

Were I a preacher, I should preach above all other things, the practice of the Presence of God.... Those who have the gale of the Holy Spirit go forward, even in sleep.

The world appears very little to a soul that contemplates the greatness of God.

In the way of God, thoughts count very little. Love does it all.

Believe me, count as lost each day you have not used in loving God.

What can God have that gives him greater satisfaction than that a thousand times a day all his creatures should thus pause to withdraw and worship him in the heart.

God as we ought to worship Him. God is Spirit, so we must worship Him in spirit and truth, that is, by a humble and true adoration of spirit in the depth and center of our souls.

If we are truly devoted to doing God's will, pain and pleasure won't make any difference to us.

That we should establish ourselves in a sense of GOD's Presence, by continually conversing with Him. That it was a shameful thing to quit His conversation, to think of trifles and fooleries.

It matters not to me what I do, or what I suffer, so long as I abide loveingly united to God's will - that is my whole business.

Let all our employment be to know God: the more one knows Him, the more one desires to know Him.

We ought to seek God's assistance in our affairs just as they happen.

Think often on God, by day, by night, in your business and even in your diversions. He is always near you and with you; leave him not alone.

That we should feed and nourish our souls with high notions of GOD; which would yield us great joy in being devoted to Him.

God always gave us light in our doubts, when we had no other design but to please Him.

We must do our business faithfully, without trouble or disquiet, recalling our mind to God mildly, and with tranquility, as often as we find it wandering from him.

If I were to be responsible for guiding souls, I would urge everyone to be aware of God's constant presence, if for no other reason than His presence is a delight to our souls and spirit.

There's no greater lifestyle and no greater happiness than that of having a continual conversation with God.

There is not in the world a kind of life more sweet and delightful, than that of a continual conversation with God; those only can comprehend it who practice and experience it.

You need not cry very loud; he is nearer to us than we think.

Prayer is nothing else than a sense of God's presence

We ought to act with God in the greatest simplicity, speak to Him frankly and plainly, and implore His assistance in our affairs.

A little lifting of the heart suffices; a little remembrance of God, one act of inward worship are prayers which, however short, are nevertheless acceptable to God.

There is no sweeter manner of living in the world than continuous communion with God.