By Jean Maalouf
This book Practicing the Presence of the Living God intends
to be a guide for a spiritual journey. It can be used in a retreat
center, at home, or at work when you are able to secure a few
moments of quiet solitude and silence. It is structured around
seven days - the number of days normally used for a spiritual
retreat. However, the seven days can be reduced to a weekend
if this is all the time you can afford. It can also be spread
to a much longer time if your circumstances do not allow you to have
this amount of hours at the same time. All that you need it
your total self. God is totally present to you and you should
be totally present to God also. It is based on Brother
Lawrence of the Resurrection's little book The Practice of the
Presence of God.
ISBN
978-0-935216-77-6
ICS Code: PTP
91 pages, paper, $14.95.
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The content of Brother Lawrence's book encompasses a lifelong
application that is life changing. Its message is transformative in
its utmost clarity and simplicity because it reveals the heart and
soul of everyone's life purpose and work - to live joyfully in the
presence of God no matter what our circumstances are. In his
book Brother Lawrence reveals a very ordinary life that most of us
would not really desire and yet as he fulfilled his everyday duties
in the midst of the most mundane and tedious tasks, he learned to
live the happiest and most rewarding life. With his gracious
humility, "he thought...only of doing little things for the love of
God, since he was not capable to doing great things." Indeed,
he modeled a life lived in the glory of God's love, peace,
and joy. No wonder his book was called a "little spiritual
classic," a "devotional masterpiece," an "unparalleled classic," and
a book "relevant and timeless." Jean Maalouf in his thorough
knowledge of Brother Lawrence's teachings becomes an exceptional
guide for a retreat with Brother Lawrence.
About the Author:
Jean Maalouf has two doctorates from Paris-Sorbonne University and
L'Institut Catholique de Paris. He is the author and editor of more
than twenty-five books that include the bestseller Experiencing
Jesus with Mother Teresa and the three books on prayer: The
Healing Power of Prayer, I Can Tell God Anything: Living
Prayer and Bold Prayers from the Heart. He also wrote
numerous articles on spiritual, educational, psychological,
philosophical, cultural and social issues, as well as having
contributed to Encyclopedia of Catholic Social Thought, Social
Science, and Social Policy. He is a member of several
associations that include Fellowship of Catholic Scholars, American
Academy of Religion, Society of Christian Philosophers, and
Contemplative Outreach: Centering Prayer.
