The Practice Of The Presence Of God (与神同在)

勞倫斯弟兄(Brother Lawrence)，原來姓名是屁可拉斯．赫門(Nicolas Herman)。他於一六零年生於法國羅蘭(Lorraine)的赫雷米尼(Herimini)。 一六三二年嚴冬，他年屆十八歲時，他目睹乾癟的、焦葉的樹枝憔悴地屹立在白皚皚的雪地上，他感悟到大地回春將會帶來的深遠變化。從那時起，他被創造萬物的神的智慧和愛所吸引，他於是窮其一生，渴慕與神同行，與神同在。

Brother Lawrence was a man of humble beginnings who discovered the greatest secret of living in the kingdom of God here on earth. It is the art of “practicing the presence of God in one single act that does not end.” He often stated that it is God who paints Himself in the depths of our soul. We must merely open our hearts to receive Him and His loving presence.

As a humble cook, Brother Lawrence learned an important lesson through each daily chore: The time he spent in communion with the Lord should be the same, whether he was bustling around in the kitchen–with several people asking questions at the same time–or on his knees in prayer. He learned to cultivate the deep presence of God so thoroughly in his own heart that he was able to joyfully exclaim, “I am doing now what I will do for all eternity. I am blessing God, praising Him, adoring Him, and loving Him with all my heart.”

For nearly three hundred years this unparalleled classic has given both blessing and instruction to those who can be content with nothing less than knowing God in all His majesty and feeling His loving presence throughout each simple day.

The contents are in Simplified Chinese Text.