{"product_id":"9781420946581","title":"The Practice of the Presence of God and The Spiritual Maxims","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\"Believe me, count as lost each day you have not used in loving God.\" — Brother Lawrence\u003cbr\u003eThis simply written little book about prayer and Christian life conveys a humble man's thoughts on the importance of experiencing God's love. A seventeenth-century French Carmelite, Brother Lawrence spent much of his time in the kitchen of a Paris monastery. Of this experience, he said: \"The time of business does not with me differ from the time of prayer, and in the noise and clatter of my kitchen … I possess God in as great tranquility as if I were upon my knees at the blessed sacrament.\"\u003cbr\u003eA collection of Lawrence's messages given to those who lived around him, this book contains \u003ci\u003eThe Practice of the Presence of God\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Spiritual Maxims\u003c\/i\u003e. Both have much to say to modern man about living a spiritual life in a busy world. More widely read today than ever, these two classics — each an easily accessible primer of practical Christian devotion — comprise a particularly good selection with which to begin spiritual studies.","brand":"Digireads.com Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47153190928624,"sku":"9781420946581","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781420946581_p0.jpg?v=1763737932","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781420946581","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}