I drove away from my mind everything capable of spoiling the sense of the presence of God. . … - Brother Lawrence

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Faith does not need to push the river because faith is able to trust that there is a river. The river is flowing. We are in it.

Brother Lawrence

I drove away from my mind everything capable of spoiling the sense of the presence of God. . . . I just make it my business to persevere in His holy presence. . . My soul has had an habitual, silent, secret conversation with God.

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

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

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Do not forget Him but think on Him often. Adore Him continually. Live and die with Him. This is the glorious work of a Christian; in a word, this is our profession. If we do not know it, we must learn it.

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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.

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

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