Brother Lawrence Quotes

And it is not necessary to have great things to do. I turn my little omelette in the pan for the love of God.

To worship God in truth is to recognize Him for being who He is, and to recognize ourselves for what we are.

We ought not to be weary of doing little things for the love of God, who regards not the greatness of the work, but the love with which it is performed.

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

In order to know God, we must often think of Him; and when we come to love Him, we shall then also think of Him often, for our heart will be with our treasure.

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.

Lord of all pots and pans and things make me a saint by getting meals and washing up the plates!

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

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

Let us think often that our only business in this life is to please God. Perhaps all besides is but folly and vanity.

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.

Love sweetens pain; and when one loves God, one suffers for His sake with joy and courage.

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

I did not pray for any relief, but I prayed for strength to suffer with courage, humility and love.

Let us fear to leave Him. Let us be always with Him. Let us live and die in His presence.

Loving God and loving one's neighbor are really the same thing.

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

I desire only Him and to be wholly His.

The most holy and important practice in the spiritual life is the presence of God - that is, every moment to take great pleasure that God is with you

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

Good when He gives, supremely good; Nor less when He denies: Afflictions, from His sovereign hand, Are blessings in disguise.

It is not the greatness of the work which matters to God but the love with which it is done.

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

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.

To worship God is to admit that we are entirely contrary to Him, and that He is willing to make us like Himself.

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.

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

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.

I began to live as if there were no one save God and me in the world.

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.

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.

Our only business is to love and delight ourselves in God.

GOD will not permit that a soul which desires to be devoted entirely to Him should take other pleasures than with Him: that is more than reasonable.

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

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

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

Are we not rude and deserve blame, if we leave Him alone, to busy ourselves about trifles, which do not please Him and perhaps offend Him? 'Tis to be feared these trifles will one day cost us dear.

The end we ought to propose to ourselves is to become, in this life, the most perfect worshipers of God we can possibly be, as we hope to be through all eternity.

If the vessel of our soul is still tossed with winds and storms, let us awake the Lord, who reposes in it, and He will quickly calm the sea.

It is enough for me to pick up but a straw from the ground for the love of God.

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.

Emptiness is that which frees us from religiosity and leads us to true spirituality.

That we ought, once for all, heartily to put our whole trust in GOD, and make a total surrender of ourselves to Him, secure that He would not deceive us.

The greater perfection a soul aspires after, the more dependent it is upon Divine Grace.

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.

Many do not advance in Christian progress because they stick in penances and particular exercises, while they neglect the love of God, which is the end.

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.