Brother Lawrence Quotes about Joy

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The more we know Him, the more we will desire to know Him. As love increases with knowledge, the more we know God, the more we will truly love Him. We will learn to love Him equally in times of distress or in times of

The more we know Him, the more we will desire to know Him. As love increases with knowledge, the more we know God, the more we will truly love Him. We will learn to love Him equally in times of distress or in times of great joy.

Brother Lawrence

Joy, Desire, Increase

Brother Lawrence (2013). “The Brother Lawrence Collection”, p.69, Simon and Schuster

Love sweetens pain; and when one loves God, one suffers for His sake with joy and courage.

Brother Lawrence

Pain, Sweet Love, Joy

Brother Lawrence (2012). “The Practice of the Presence of God and The Spiritual Maxims”, p.36, Courier Corporation

We should fix ourselves firmly in the presence of God by conversing all the time with Him...we should feed our soul with a lofty conception of God and from that derive great joy in being his. We should put life in our faith. We should give ourselves utterly to God in pure abandonment, in temporal and spiritual matters alike, and find contentment in the doing of His will,whether he takes us through sufferings or consolations.

Brother Lawrence

Spiritual, Giving, Joy