How to pray at all times?! - "The Practice of the Presence of God" by Br. Lawrence (Summary+Review)

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  • Опубліковано 16 бер 2024
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    How are we supposed to pray all day long?! If you've ever asked yourself this question this book might be for you!
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 68

  • @antiochoreilly6828
    @antiochoreilly6828 3 місяці тому +14

    Whenever I am outside and it is cold, I thank God that I will get to return home and become warm again. I like to think of this as foretaste of the relief of fully returning to God's presence in heaven.

  • @weiyunlee3813
    @weiyunlee3813 3 дні тому

    I converse with Him and listen attentively like talking to a dear friend; always listening to the inward witness. Stay away from things that defile my mind, thoughts, soul.

  • @RafaelVelasquez-rk3jc
    @RafaelVelasquez-rk3jc 17 днів тому

    As often as I remember I always make sure to pray a Spiritual Communion , it always helps me to be assured of God's presence interiorly and exteriorly 🕊🙏🕊

  • @Gerry-jr1mp
    @Gerry-jr1mp 3 місяці тому +6

    I'm part way through this one, but I'm really enjoying the early chapters encouraging you to just hand things over to God's providence, and to find holy moments in even the most mundane aspects of our life. It's so easy to fall into a pattern of haranguing yourself over sin or to make a hierarchy out of your own life where some things are holy and others are profane. In reality, we can trust God to deliver us out of things in his own timing and always be close to him even if we're washing dishes. I think these types of writings unlock the humble Christian joy that I've been seeking in my faith and wish to express to people.

    • @BiblicalBookworm
      @BiblicalBookworm  3 місяці тому

      Thank you for sharing this beautiful perspective!

    • @tco13v
      @tco13v 3 місяці тому

      Have you read 'The Little Way' by St. Therese of Lisieux?

    • @BiblicalBookworm
      @BiblicalBookworm  3 місяці тому

      @@tco13v by her? As far as I know she only wrote the Story of a Soul

    • @tco13v
      @tco13v 3 місяці тому

      @@BiblicalBookworm You're right, I made a mistake, full title- 'The Little Way of Spiritual Childhood' is by Rev. G. Martin, oops, sorry 😅

  • @marlelarmarlelar9547
    @marlelarmarlelar9547 3 місяці тому +1

    I thank God every day for protecting me from all the bad drivers on the road and for giving me such a good opportunity to practice patience. And for green lights!

  • @oseikwamejnr
    @oseikwamejnr 3 місяці тому +3

    I've been following your channel for a while. Your videos are incredibly well done because it's so simple and straightforward. I love reading spiritual classics and collecting Catholic books too as a bookworm myself (the channel title drew me to subscribe many months ago). I will take time to read Brother Lawrence's book. I've had it in my files for a couple of years now. I agree with your review because I tried reading and felt the ideas weren't too new just like you mentioned. Keep sharing. God bless you

    • @BiblicalBookworm
      @BiblicalBookworm  3 місяці тому +2

      Thank you for your kind comment, I appreciate it! God bless you too!

    • @oseikwamejnr
      @oseikwamejnr 3 місяці тому +1

      @@BiblicalBookworm you are welcome. Amen.

  • @robertmontoya8915
    @robertmontoya8915 3 місяці тому +3

    Whenever someone at work says something abhorrent or gets angry I always speak in a loving way to our Lord.
    I am caught up tonight with videos, I was working on getting my book ready, my Deacon is going to read it and possibly some Priests. I am ready to share and gain further insight. Pray for me Elisabeth, God bless.

    • @BiblicalBookworm
      @BiblicalBookworm  3 місяці тому +1

      I will pray for you, God bless you and your work!

    • @robertmontoya8915
      @robertmontoya8915 3 місяці тому

      That means a lot, and I still believe you have a unique thing going on here.

  • @pepetono72
    @pepetono72 3 місяці тому +4

    Great book review Elizabeth, thank you for sharing God bless you 🙏

    • @BiblicalBookworm
      @BiblicalBookworm  3 місяці тому +1

      You're welcome, God bless you too!

    • @pepetono72
      @pepetono72 3 місяці тому

      @@BiblicalBookworm Thank you Elizabeth ☺️

  • @MarshallRoh
    @MarshallRoh 2 місяці тому

    Thanks for your review, Elisabeth. To love God, one needs to know Him. To know Him, one needs to learn from Him. The best way to learn from Him is to converse with Him habitually or constantly. I may take this "little way".

  • @user-se8nj6ow9y
    @user-se8nj6ow9y 3 місяці тому +2

    Another great review Elisabeth! There is very much a place for 'simple' books as they often contain much wisdom that can be expressed in an uncomplicated way.
    May I recount a story of God's beauty that I saw yesterday. Driving home from Church I saw a beautiful cloud formation that made me think of God as an artist. It certainly was something that made me praise God for His wonderful creation!
    Once again thank you Elisabeth for what you do on this channel. May God continue to bless you! 🙂🙏

    • @BiblicalBookworm
      @BiblicalBookworm  3 місяці тому

      Thank you for sharing this beautiful thought!

    • @user-se8nj6ow9y
      @user-se8nj6ow9y 3 місяці тому

      You are most welcome!@@BiblicalBookworm

  • @fildefaite2449
    @fildefaite2449 3 місяці тому +2

    Thank Elizabeth, I love your work. God bless you.

  • @GovtWatchdog
    @GovtWatchdog 3 місяці тому +2

    I love your reviews! They’re so enlightening. Thank you for this channel.

  • @El-Rad
    @El-Rad 3 місяці тому +2

    I have to comment on what you said at 5:17 thank you God for giving us Elisabeth ❤

  • @thomastompkins8602
    @thomastompkins8602 2 місяці тому +1

    Adding various "praises" and "thanks" to God throughout the day is a good starting point. Many of us take for granted the myriad of modern conveniences such as instant access to water, food, shelter, heat, AC, toilets, transport, etc, etc. that people 100- 200 years ago would have thought miracles. In many ways we are very blessed and those blessing are there for us to grow even greater in our wisdom and experience of God. Reading or memorizing some of the Psalms also helps put us in that attitude of praise and thanks. Just look at how rich the last 5 Psalms (145-150) are in that Praise genre. Also i think in one of them King David states: "Your praise will be continually on my lips" and "Seven times each day I will stop and give you praise".

  • @finnrasmussen8153
    @finnrasmussen8153 2 місяці тому +1

    Hi Sister i learned this many years ago from Leanne Payne and i do it every day and i think it is a great benefit for me. hive a nice dag

  • @signedelacroix7213
    @signedelacroix7213 Місяць тому

    St-Pio was encouraging others to never leave God presence.

  • @jamesvaughan5352
    @jamesvaughan5352 3 місяці тому +1

    The presence of God: Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC) para 2666 & 2668 “simplest way of praying, always.”

    • @BiblicalBookworm
      @BiblicalBookworm  3 місяці тому

      The invocation of the holy name of Jesus is a great idea, thanks for sharing!

  • @gentlegiants1974
    @gentlegiants1974 3 місяці тому

    I had similar experiences reading this book. I think that the spiritual life is a progression in development and growth, and in the early days we need milk and honey and victuals suited to our temperament, but having once got some strength and maturity and begun to advance, even partially, we need the harder food to sustain growth and challenge and nourish continued development. Not that we can't benefit from taking a step back to reread or meditate upon the truths which inflamed our young early faith, but that we cannot remain there lest we falter in our maturation and stagnate. A little book I find useful is "Trustful Surrender to Divine Providence" published by TAN. It always does me great good.
    Wonderful channel of yours! Keep up the good work.

  • @El-Rad
    @El-Rad 3 місяці тому +2

    Good job Elisabeth, your voice is so soothing, I love listening to your videos and you have a beautiful smile especially when you were trying to pronounce discalced 😁 Keep it up!

  • @Erica-jn1pq
    @Erica-jn1pq 3 місяці тому +1

    Beautiful! This book is now on my list

  • @terrysbookandbiblereviews
    @terrysbookandbiblereviews 3 місяці тому +1

    This one of the best books I’ve ever read.

  • @Brody.W
    @Brody.W 3 дні тому

    Thanks! Jesus Christ of Nazareth.

  • @virgil015
    @virgil015 3 місяці тому

    I have not read this book yet but it has been on my list to read. Like you I had heard of the ideas, and ever since I had heard of the ideas I have tried to do just that, a constant conversation with God. Perhaps i should take it off my list since you did not give it a wonderful review. But it is short enough, so who knows, maybe. Thank you. Your review was very helpful!

  • @johnreese7988
    @johnreese7988 3 місяці тому +1

    Way of the pilgrim book would be the Orthodox view of praying without ceasing

  • @milkofthestars
    @milkofthestars 2 місяці тому

    thank you for your video. I'm sure you have a backlog of reading you may never get to, but allow me to add to it: 'Satan' by Father Bruno de Jesus-Marie, I've heard, is a unique find. It isn't the cheapest book you'll ever buy, as far as the original publishing. I haven't pulled the trigger on purchasing it and have not read it. Amazon currently has a pre-order for what appears to be a re-publish, titled 'Satan: The Tempters Existence in the World and Nature', which is affordably priced. Currently, I'm flipping through Fr. Bruno de Jesus Marie's 'Conflict and Light' (not widely available, but affordable). I'm new to coming across your channel and have a current focus in 'spiritual warfare', which is the subject of the aforementioned reads. what you do is appreciated. keep up the interesting work.

  • @aeternusfidelis-zb3sf
    @aeternusfidelis-zb3sf 2 місяці тому +1

    After reading this most people will want to pray at all times. Enjoy.. The Four Last Things
    Death
    Judgment
    Hell
    Heaven
    Fr. Martin von Cochem, O.S.E.C.

  • @adrianthomas1473
    @adrianthomas1473 3 місяці тому

    It’s a great book - also recommend A Testament of Devotion by Thomas Kelly and Letters of a Modern Mystic by Frank Laubach. In the spiritual life can we advance beyond Brother Lawrence?

  • @Biblejuice83
    @Biblejuice83 2 місяці тому

    How much do you read in a week?

    • @BiblicalBookworm
      @BiblicalBookworm  2 місяці тому +1

      Depends on how busy I am that week but on less busy weeks I read a book a week

  • @latindwarf8173
    @latindwarf8173 3 місяці тому

    Ty jsi z Česka?

  • @signedelacroix7213
    @signedelacroix7213 Місяць тому

    You are pretty. Stay humble.

  • @AnonymousViewer1000
    @AnonymousViewer1000 3 місяці тому

    "ClanG-ing" not "ClanJ-ing".

    • @BiblicalBookworm
      @BiblicalBookworm  3 місяці тому

      Thank you, I'll try to keep that in mind in the future!

    • @AnonymousViewer1000
      @AnonymousViewer1000 3 місяці тому

      @@BiblicalBookworm Soft "g:"s are typically followed by an "e". For example, "gage" versus "gag" or "George" versus "Greg".

  • @samuellariviere4784
    @samuellariviere4784 3 місяці тому

    outside the catholic church there is absolutely no salvation review when lol