Then after becoming injured he left the army and got a job as a footman opening carriage doors for travelers and waiting on tables.

Brother lawrence of the resurrection png. I began to live as if there were no one save god and me in the world. Not much is known about his life. 17th century french lay monk of the discalced carmelite monastery in paris france. 1614 12 february 1691 served as a lay brother in a carmelite monastery in paris.

His simple faith and humble way of life have shed light and truth to christians for four centuries through his famous recorded conversations and writings. Brother lawrence of the resurrection known for. He grew up so poor that as a young adult he served as a soldier so he could eat and provide for himself. Brother lawrence of the resurrection c.

Nicholas entered the priory in paris as a lay brother not having the education necessary to become a cleric and took the religious name lawrence of the resurrection. Brother lawrence retreated to a place in his heart where the love of god made every detail of his life of surpassing value. In 1640 when he was 26 years old he entered a carmelite monastery outside of paris where he stayed for the next half a century working in the kitchen and doing sandal repair. The practice of the presence of god.

Christians 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.

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