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Notes on The Practice of the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence

Date read: 2025-02-16. How strongly I recommend it: 9/10

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"The Milkmaid" (c. 1658) by Johannes Vermeer.

Brother Lawrence was a 17th-century Carmelite monk who served in a low-status role at a monastery in Paris. He wasn’t suited for a life of manual labor and endured severe pain in his legs and feet. But Lawrence did not try to escape suffering. Rather, he learned to dwell with God in the midst of it.

His messa…

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