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mikehenry

posted on Dec 11, 2007 - 01:36 AM

+ Hey everyone,

Has anyone read The Practice of the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence (a Roman Catholic Carmelite monk)? I'm thinking about reading it, but I want to know if anyone has any opinions or suggestions about the book before I do so.

Thanks

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"When I said, 'My foot is slipping,' Your love, O LORD, supported me. When anxiety was great within me, Your consolation brought joy to my soul."
Psalm 93:18-19

"My eyes are always toward the Lord, for He shall pluck my feet out of the trap."
Psalm 24: 15

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exGreek

posted on Dec 11, 2007 - 02:15 AM

I looove that book. Good reading. If you're asking if there are any heretical ideas in it, I think the answer is "no".

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Peter

posted on Dec 11, 2007 - 03:43 AM

I liked the book very much, it is was also published with the title "The God-illuminated Cook" (the version I own) but there is a translation/edition out there that has a passage translated so it is favors a protestant view, but other than that it is a great book. Nothing heretical.

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Terence

posted on Dec 11, 2007 - 01:49 PM

Sorry to sound curmudgeonly but when I read it years ago (and the old memory may be letting me down here), I found it more in tune with a Buddhist way rather than the Christian with the Last Judgement on the horizon.

Please read it, it wont harm you, and let us know.

God bless

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mikehenry

posted on Dec 11, 2007 - 08:34 PM

Thanks guys

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Mike
http://www.buffalocopts.org

"When I said, 'My foot is slipping,' Your love, O LORD, supported me. When anxiety was great within me, Your consolation brought joy to my soul."
Psalm 93:18-19

"My eyes are always toward the Lord, for He shall pluck my feet out of the trap."
Psalm 24: 15

Joined: Jan 19, 2006 | Posts: 82
Location: St. Mary and St. Moses Coptic Orthodox Church, Buffalo, NY, USA