Having found in many books different methods of going to God and diverse practices of the spiritual life, I thought this would serve rather to puzzle me than facilitate what I sought after, which was nothing but how to become wholly God’s. This made me resolve to give the all for the All. After having … Continue reading Give the All for the All

What is the grace that Brother Lawrence speaks of in the quote below?  We're happy when things go our way, and we might think of this as grace, but it's not.  Happiness is a comparatively simple thing, drawing its energy and existence from temporal success or momentary relationships with other people, or, often in my … Continue reading Praising, Adoring, and Loving God

Brother Lawrence tells us that he spent a lot of time trying to be dutiful and follow the prayer methods that everyone else seemed to be using before he finally settled on his own simple way of praying.  W/hen I read the quote below, it's hard not to be reminded of Centering Prayer, and of … Continue reading A Continual Exercise of Love

Brother Lawrence was both very humble and very trusting.  The intimacy he had with God left him in no doubt that God would provide for him, even if what God offered in the moment was a series of trials or, even, a good death.  We have trouble thinking of trials as a gift from God. … Continue reading Greatest Simplicity