“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.”

—  Brother Lawrence, book The Practice of the Presence of God

Source: The Practice of the Presence of God

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French Christian monk 1614–1691

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