The Practice of the Presence of God In Modern English

by Brother Lawrence

He always enjoyed himself no matter what he was doing because he did everything, even the smallest things, for the love of God.

the shortest way to God was to go straight to Him by a continual exercise of love and doing everything for His sake.

He did not beat himself up when he sinned.

If I do something well, I give God thanks and acknowledge that everything good that I do comes from Him.”

The trust we put in God honors Him greatly and draws down great blessings.

Many people do not advance in the Christian life, because they get stuck in penances and particular spiritual exercises. They neglect the love of God, which is the goal.

To arrive at union with God all one needs is a heart resolutely determined to apply itself to nothing but Him, do nothing but for His sake, and to love Him only.

God never fails to offer us His grace for every occasion.

It was a great delusion to think that times of prayer ought to be different than other times.

We should not become weary of doing little things for the love of God.

God was the target to which everything should point, and the goal in which everything will be fulfilled.