The Scribe’s Treasure · Christian Literature
The Practice of the Presence of God
Brother Lawrence · 1692
The letters and conversations of the humble Carmelite cook who practised God's presence all day long.
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Runs 1:21:36 · 2 sections · Read by Phil Chenevert Brother Lawrence was born Nicholas Herman around 1610 in Herimeni · LibriVox · public domain
The recording at the Internet Archive ›Also available: Read by Kirsten Ferreri · 1:13:14
Opening the book…
GTU print edition — typeset from the Project Gutenberg text · Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/5657
Author died 1692; work first published 1692 — public domain (pre-1930 publication; copyright long expired).