The Practice of the Presence of God: CarmelCast Episode 65
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- Опубліковано 25 кві 2024
- In this episode, we sit down with Fr. Steven Payne, OCD to discuss how we can always remain in God's presence through the spiritual teaching of Br. Lawrence of the Resurrection.
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ST.TERESA OF LISIEUX: “I should be distressed that I drop off to sleep during my prayers... But I don’t feel at all distressed. I know that children are just as dear to their parents whether they are asleep or awake, and I know that doctors put their patients to sleep before they operate. I’d never before heard it said that one’s faults did not distress God, and I was overwhelmed with joy when I did receive this assurance. It gave me patience to endure this life of exile. It was, too, the echo of my inmost thoughts. For a long time I had realized that Our Lord was more tender than a mother - and how well I know the depths of tenderness in more than one mother’s heart! I know that a mother is always ready to forgive the misbehavior of her child.”
ST. TERESA OF AVILA: “Don’t think that if you had a great deal of time you would spend more of it in prayer. Get rid of that idea! God gives more in a moment than in a long period of time, for His actions are not measured by time at all. Know that even when you are in the kitchen, our Lord is moving among the pots and pans!”
I love the beauty & simplicity of Br Lawrence. Like St Therese’s little way, simplicity has such great depth & beauty. What a blessing from our Carmelite saints🙏🏻
What works for me is after a time of mental prayer in the morning, just knowing God is with you without saying it. Kind of like knowing someone is in the room with you, you don't need to always talk to them or "look" at them but simply knowing they are there..That is at least how I practice it. As I type I know Jesus is in my soul by grace and I am with him but I don't need to say it but just know it.
Thank you for sharing. Il try it
@@helenmadden5468 Pray for me and I will pray for you also Helen.
Very true.
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What is mental prayer
I keep learning how God was leading me back to the Catholic church. I found this book when I was turned away, even from Christianity. This book, I thought it wasn't Christian when I picked it up second hand, a book based on the Interior Castle led me to Teresa of Avila, Dark Night of the Soul, Thomas Merton, Thomas Keating , out of date missalets I picked up at a second hand store for my daughter since she needed the printed lyrics to follow a hymn sing during Covid...❤
The practice of The Presence of God is the vertebrate of Relationship. My own effort is very secondary to the Primary importance of Letting Presence happen. In my distracted world this takes time and patience and INTENTION
When I started my journey being mindful of the presence of God, I was blessed to hear the reading from Romans which said, " ...put on Christ..." I imagined putting Our Lord on me like a cloak. It helped me to act like Him, see people as He would, and be aware that He was present with me.
Yes! I love your visual meditation and its practical application. May our Lord bless you and our Lady keep you.
My Adorable Jesus may our feet journey together ...(Unity Prayer Elizabeth Kindleman Secular Carmelite:)
Thank you for keeping explanations simple and easy to understand, straight to the point.
Hello from 54, 8 km from St John of the Cross ´s tomb, in Spain.. reading Brother Lawrence book!
Thank you very much for sharing this lovely discussion on Br. Lawrence. I am greatly looking forward to all the upcoming episodes of Carmel Cast !! May God Bless You - John
To me, it is to be In the Love of God. His omnipresent Love. My constant activity is loving God. I love you my Love I say. All the time. I have a constant smile on my face that comes from that love. The state of joy that comes from God.
Every second I remember I say I love You. And He says I Love you. And we smile 😊
And I give that love to everyone near me.
And whenever there’s a “coincidence” happen I feel He’s winking at us 😉
In pureness. I rest there.
As long as I can love, nothing else matters, into eternity My Love.
Loved your conversation, thank you!
Bless you❤
Just imagine what the world 🌎 would be like if everyone, would realize, and act like they knew they were in the present of God, that He was with them always. Wouldn't they behave differently? Dear God, may we remember, that God is always with us. Amen!🙏
Since I tend to over complicate prayer, this episode has revealed to me a way I can pray without becoming distracted by strictly adhering to a method. Since I found or rather the Holy Spirit has guided me to your episodes, I’m finally praying! Before I analyzed each prayer method😢without ever conversing with GOD. I guess I was talking to myself instead of the One I wanted to be with.
Thank you so much for your episodes. They are helping me sort out all this. I cannot stress how grateful I am for all your help and support.
This episode came at the right time for I was about to go down another ‘rabbit hole’. Instead I will try to keep it simple.
Being aware of the Child Jesus always with me may be a way to start. I’m a Nonna who has spent many hours with grandchildren… always having an awareness of their presence.
God bless all the Carmelites at ICP.
I'm so glad to hear that you've found it so helpful! Be sure to check back next week for our next episode on "Difficulties in Prayer." I think you will find it especially enlightening. God bless you!
Thank you so much for these wonderful informative sessions. Jesus asked us to pray constantly and these sessions help us to be mindful of the presence of God and our focus in life to be humble always knowing that God is with us and how kind, gentle, merciful and loving is God and the endless gratitude we have towards God.Everything comes from God for our good even trials are permitted as God desires us to come to heaven our true home but we all need to be purified to get there.Highest glory and praise to God the most high.
Its a blessing from God to have this wonderful spirituality brought to our doorpost
Oh I don't force prayer. 3 am I fall asleep. I do fall asleep a lot. I have surrendered to Him. Surely I never thought Our Dear Jesus would give me rest with Him. I trust.
Being aware that prayer is a relationship ( with God ) took me time to automatically do. 🙏
Thank you Jesus
To be conscious of God's presence every moment is the best thing that can happen to us. Thanks a lot, Fathers!
I find the practice of LETTING GO of thoughts , distractions is key to PRESENCING of the Trinity (my word for God). The Trinity ARISES.
Thank you so much! I'd heard of Fr. Lawrence but I never knew he was a Carmelite!
Thanks for the practical tips!! I saw this at a booksale, doubted that the book is catholic so I didn't bought it. Now I regret not getting the book of Brother Lawrence. Thanks! I'm a new subscriber here😊
ICS needs to translate these two books from French
La Bible avec Thérèse de Lisieux
de Thérèse de Lisieux
Collection Œuvres de Thérèse de Lisieux et étu
AIMER LA BIBLE AVEC ÉLISABETH DE LA TRINITÉ
French Edition by Patrick-Marie FEVOTTE PATRICK-MARIE
Had I been accepted for final vows these would have been my first task :)
4:48 It's been so beautifully explaind what is meant by "presence". It's just the shift of focus/attention.
5:52 'We tend to forget that we are ALWAYS in God's Presence.' - so there is no other presence than God's presence.
We just need to stop believing that we are seperate while turning the attention to the Presence Itself.
I feel in this first few minutes Fr. Steven Payne has explaind everything essential.
Thank you so much for sharing this beautiful conversation. 🙏
I am happy to hear about it being ok to pray while working. I sometimes pray a Rosary when driving and wondered if that was ok.
Hi Brother John-Mary! I met you at our Frederick MD Community meeting and again when you lead a wonderful Day of Recollection in Annandale.
Thank you so much for these conversations. I so appreciate the gentleness with which they draw us into the presence of God. ❤
I just think of Him in faith that He is always with me, no matter how I feel, think, do...especially in moments of loneliness, desperation, dryness. It is faith that keeps me going on in believing in Presence.
The intro is EVERYTHING!!! Love it
It needed a shift for me because of the practice to pray the memorized Catholic prayers.
Thank you so much for this discussion. I read this book many years ago and found it so inspiring. Your discussion brought it back to my attention. I need to make a habit of reading it frequently. He gives us a simple path. Again. Thank you
Excellent audio quality!
Great video 😊
Presence Radiates
Inspiring , thanks so much brother.
Thank you Fr it's was nice talking after all our all Priests and Nuns are in the prayers but in this Generation i thing Fr that layty family people must get into the Church in frent of Holy Sacrament for prayers becouse for myself is very good to visit and pray for family and alsois atype of visiting Jesus we obtaying many blessing from Jesus I don't know Fr if I'm right to say so but each. Family must come with theyer choise Fr please keep me in prayers I'm in need of prayers. God bless you all Carmelite Prists Good Nigth Fr🙏🙏🙏🙏
Thank you for the understanding on prayer. Bishop Greg Homeming of Lismore also has many talks on prayer - the Carmelite Way. You have helped so much on my prayer life. 🙏
I interior talk to Jesus throughout the day or speak when I am alone home. I also invite him to help me throughout the day doing my task. I know that He wants us to talk to Him. I think He said that to St. Faustyna.
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Dear Father John Mary, I have listened to your videos. Wonderful! In this video you are talking about Nicholas Herman.. In my younger years I benefited greatly from his writings, but at some point I lost the book (written in German). Please, can you help me find texts by Nicholas Herman?
Many, many thanks!
Hello Cilli, His works are widely available in both English and German under his religious name, Br. Lawrence, or Bruder Lorenz. Die Übung, in Gottes Gegenwart zu sein.
This seems similar to Ignatian spirituality.
It’s great but please stop bashing Protestants.
Thanks for your comment, Linda! We certainly did not mean to speaking poorly of Protestants in any way, and we are sorry if we came across that way. In fact, I think we were trying to do the opposite: praise the protestants for doing what the Catholics failed to do in promoting Br. Lawrence of the Resurrection and his spiritual teaching!
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