Brother Lawrence ~ The Practice of Presence ~ Christian Mystics

Brother Lawrence (c. 1614 – 12 February 1691) was born Nicolas Herman in Hériménil, near Lunéville in the region of Lorraine, located in modern-day eastern France.

His parents were peasants, so his schooling was limited at best.

Young Nicholas Herman grew up during the Thirty Years' War, which devastated central Europe between 1618 and 1648.

Brother Lawrence of the Resurrection, OCD served as a lay brother in a Carmelite monastery in Paris.

He is commonly remember him for the intimacy he expressed concerning his relationship to God as recorded in a book compiled after his death, the classic Christian text, 'The Practice of the Presence of God'.

Brother Lawrence developed a simple way of praying from his heart which he called “practicing the presence of God.”

And he learned to commune with God continuously, not only in church or personal devotions, but also as he worked in the kitchen, ran errands, or listened to people. His genuine spirit, cheerfulness, and peace attracted people within his community to share with him and seek his counsel and prayers.

Eventually people from other parts of France, common people and church leaders alike, wrote to him or visited him for spiritual guidance.

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