Quote of the day: 8 July

This [practice of the] presence of God, somewhat difficult in the beginning, secretly accomplishes marvelous effects in the soul, draws abundant graces from the Lord, and, when practiced faithfully, imperceptibly leads it to this simple awareness, to this loving view of God present everywhere, which is the holiest, the surest, the easiest, and the most efficacious form of prayer.

Brother Lawrence of the Resurrection

Spiritual Maxims, 31

Detail of Washday: Bavaria by John Ottis Adams (1851-1927) courtesy of the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields. View the complete artwork, object information, provenance, related text, and gallery label here.

Lawrence of the Resurrection, B; De Meester, C 1994, Writings and Conversations on the Practice of the Presence of God,  translated from the French by Salvatore Sciurba, OCD, ICS Publications, Washington DC.