Download or read book The Practice of the Presence of God written by Brother Lawrence and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-03-13 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Practice of the Presence of God is a text compiled by Father Joseph de Beaufort of the wisdom and teachings of Brother Lawrence, a 17th century Carmelite monk. It is a collection of his letters, and records made, by other participants in them, of his conversations. A constant theme is the development of an awareness of the presence of God.