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Brother Lawrence
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ISBN: 0486440680
Page Count: 80
Dimensions: 5 3/8 x 8 1/2
This simply written little book about prayer and Christian life combines two classics in one — each a primer of practical Christian devotion. The works beautifully convey the thoughts of a 17th-century Carmelite monk and have much to say to those trying to live a spiritual life in a busy, modern world.
Unabridged republication of The Practice of the Presence of God the best rule of a holy life: Being Conversations and Letters of Nicholas Herman, of Lorraine, Fleming H. Revell Company, New York, 1895.

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