The Practice of the Presence of God
The Practice of the Presence of God
Brother Lawrence · 1692 · Religion & Faith
Full text · 5 chaptersNarrated in your voice
What it's about
A seventeenth-century Carmelite kitchen hand on living every moment, among the pots and pans, in conversation with God. Four conversations and fifteen letters, short enough to read in an evening and deep enough for a lifetime.
Reading plan
Pick a finish date and Genius lays out the days — the plan shows today's target and keeps you honest.
Read together
Start a circle and share the code — everyone sees everyone's honest place in the book. Accountability, not leaderboards.
Who it's for
- Anyone who finds prayer hard to fit into a working day - Readers new to Christian spirituality - A book to reread, a letter at a time
