![]() ![]() We must “form a habit of conversing with God continually and referring all we do to Him, we ought to act with God in the greatest simplicity, speaking to Him frankly and plainly.”īrother Lawrence gave up carrying the burdens of the world and rested in God, refusing to lose his peace over the sins of others: “I began to live as if there were no one save God and me in the world,” and he warned of distractions: “Men amuse themselves with trivial devotions, which change daily.” He found beauty in Paul’s admonishing: ‘Whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men’ (Colossians 3:23). ![]() “We ought not to be weary of doing little things for the love of God, who regards not the greatness of the work, but the love with which it is performed.”īrother Lawrence urges Christians to think on God, to perceive His beauty everywhere and to trust God is in control. Lawrence did all things, including the smallest, for the glory of God (1 Corinthians 10:31). The Lord can be as present when you scrub pots, as on the mountain top. Then he began to sense the wonder of God in all things, saying it is not “needful that we should have great things to do.” He struggled at first with tedious chores in the monastery travelling into the village for goods, cleaning and cooking became a bore. Through patience, Lawrence learnt to still his mind and focus on God’s presence in all his dealings. This was the message of Brother Lawrence, a peasant soldier who became a monk in seventeenth century France. ![]() You can know the presence of Jesus in menial chores. ![]()
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