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Brother Lawrence Was A French Monk Who Lived From ... PRO
Contributed by Carla Powell on Feb 2, 2002 (message contributor)
Brother Lawrence was a French monk who lived from 1611
to 1691. You might think that a man who was born nearly
400 years ago would have very little to say to today’s
working people, but he had some great insights into our
theme of ministry in daily life. Brother Lawrence (The
Practice of the Presence of God, p. 81) wrote: "It is
not necessary to have great things to do. I turn my
little omelette in the pan for the love of God; when
it is finished, if I have nothing to do, I prostrate
myself on the ground and adore my God, who gave me the
grace to make it, after which I arise, more content
than a king. When I cannot do anything else, it is
enough for me to have lifted a straw from the earth
for the love of God. People seek for methods of
learning to love God. They hope to arrive at it by
I know not how many different practices; they take
much trouble to remain in the presence of God in a
quantity of ways. Is...
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