Quotes from Brother Lawrence

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

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

Men invent means and methods of coming at God's love, they learn rules and set up devices to remind them of that love, and it seems like a world of trouble to bring oneself into the consciousness of God's presence. Yet it might be so simple. Is it not quicker and easier just to do our common business wholly for the love of him?

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

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.

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

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

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

We can do little things for God; I turn the cake that is frying on the pan for love of him, and that done, if there is nothing else to call me, I prostrate myself in worship before him, who has given me grace to work; afterwards I rise happier than a king.

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.

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