Love sweetens pain; and when one loves God, one suffers for His sake with joy and courage. — Brother Lawrence Copy Share Image
I did not pray for any relief, but I prayed for strength to suffer with courage, humility and love. — Brother Lawrence Copy Share Image
It matters not to me what I do, or what I suffer, so long as I abide loveingly united to God's will… — Brother Lawrence Copy Share Image
That we ought to give ourselves up to GOD, with regard both to things temporal and spiritual, and seek our satisfaction only… — Brother Lawrence Copy Share Image
“he expected after the pleasant days GOD had given him, he should have his turn of pain and suffering; but that he… — Brother Lawrence Copy Share Image
The sorest afflictions never appear intolerable, but when we see them in the wrong light; when we see them in the hand… — Brother Lawrence Copy Share Image
He does not ask much of us, merely a thought of Him from time to time, a little act of adoration, sometimes… — Brother Lawrence Copy Share Image
“The difficulties of life do not have to be unbearable. It is the way we look at them - through faith or… — Brother Lawrence Copy Share Image
We should fix ourselves firmly in the presence of God by conversing all the time with Him...we should feed our soul with… — Brother Lawrence Copy Share Image
That his prayer was nothing else but a sense of the presence of GOD, his soul being at that time insensible to… — Brother Lawrence Copy Share Image
How happy we would be if we could find the treasure of which the Gospel speaks; all else would be as nothing. As it… — Brother Lawrence Copy Share
It is enough for me to pick up but a straw from the ground for the love of God. — Brother Lawrence Copy Share
Let us think often that our only business in this life is to please God. Perhaps all besides is but folly and vanity. — Brother Lawrence Copy Share
“Sometimes I consider myself there as a stone before a carver, whereof he is to make a statue; presenting myself thus before GOD, I… — Brother Lawrence Copy Share
In order to know God, we must often think of Him; and when we come to love Him, we shall then also think of… — Brother Lawrence Copy Share
If we knew how much He loves us, we should be always ready to receive equally and with indifference from His hand the sweet… — Brother Lawrence Copy Share
Lord of all pots and pans and things make me a saint by getting meals and washing up the plates! — Brother Lawrence Copy Share
“Let us seek Him often by faith. He is within us: seek Him not elsewhere. If” — Brother Lawrence Copy Share
There is no sweeter manner of living in the world than continuous communion with God. — Brother Lawrence Copy Share
That we need only to recognize GOD intimately present with us, to address ourselves to Him every moment, that we may beg His assistance… — Brother Lawrence Copy Share
“many do not advance in the Christian progress because they stick in penances, and particular exercises, while they neglect the love of GOD, which… — Brother Lawrence Copy Share
To worship God is to admit that we are entirely contrary to Him, and that He is willing to make us like Himself. — Brother Lawrence Copy Share
“in difficulties we need only have recourse to JESUS CHRIST, and beg his grace; with that everything became easy.” — Brother Lawrence Copy Share
