When I started my journey being mindful of the presence of God, I was blessed to hear the reading from Romans which said, " ...put on Christ..." I imagined putting Our Lord on me like a cloak. It helped me to act like Him, see people as He would, and be aware that He was present with me.

Hello from 54, 8 km from St John of the Cross ´s tomb, in Spain.. reading Brother Lawrence book!

I love the beauty & simplicity of Br Lawrence. Like St Therese’s little way, simplicity has such great depth & beauty. What a blessing from our Carmelite saints🙏🏻

What works for me is after a time of mental prayer in the morning, just knowing God is with you without saying it. Kind of like knowing someone is in the room with you, you don't need to always talk to them or "look" at them but simply knowing they are there..That is at least how I practice it. As I type I know Jesus is in my soul by grace and I am with him but I don't need to say it but just know it.

@helenmadden5468

9 күн бұрын

Thank you for sharing. Il try it

@TheChurchofBreadandCheese

9 күн бұрын

@@helenmadden5468 Pray for me and I will pray for you also Helen.

@HoneyBee-pc3xi

8 күн бұрын

Very true.

The practice of The Presence of God is the vertebrate of Relationship. My own effort is very secondary to the Primary importance of Letting Presence happen. In my distracted world this takes time and patience and INTENTION

I keep learning how God was leading me back to the Catholic church. I found this book when I was turned away, even from Christianity. This book, I thought it wasn't Christian when I picked it up second hand, a book based on the Interior Castle led me to Teresa of Avila, Dark Night of the Soul, Thomas Merton, Thomas Keating , out of date missalets I picked up at a second hand store for my daughter since she needed the printed lyrics to follow a hymn sing during Covid...❤

Thank you very much for sharing this lovely discussion on Br. Lawrence. I am greatly looking forward to all the upcoming episodes of Carmel Cast !! May God Bless You - John

Being aware that prayer is a relationship ( with God ) took me time to automatically do. 🙏

I just think of Him in faith that He is always with me, no matter how I feel, think, do...especially in moments of loneliness, desperation, dryness. It is faith that keeps me going on in believing in Presence.

Thank you so much for these wonderful informative sessions. Jesus asked us to pray constantly and these sessions help us to be mindful of the presence of God and our focus in life to be humble always knowing that God is with us and how kind, gentle, merciful and loving is God and the endless gratitude we have towards God.Everything comes from God for our good even trials are permitted as God desires us to come to heaven our true home but we all need to be purified to get there.Highest glory and praise to God the most high.

It needed a shift for me because of the practice to pray the memorized Catholic prayers.

Thank you so much! I'd heard of Fr. Lawrence but I never knew he was a Carmelite!

ICS needs to translate these two books from French La Bible avec Thérèse de Lisieux de Thérèse de Lisieux Collection Œuvres de Thérèse de Lisieux et étu AIMER LA BIBLE AVEC ÉLISABETH DE LA TRINITÉ French Edition by Patrick-Marie FEVOTTE PATRICK-MARIE Had I been accepted for final vows these would have been my first task :)

Since I tend to over complicate prayer, this episode has revealed to me a way I can pray without becoming distracted by strictly adhering to a method. Since I found or rather the Holy Spirit has guided me to your episodes, I’m finally praying! Before I analyzed each prayer method😢without ever conversing with GOD. I guess I was talking to myself instead of the One I wanted to be with. Thank you so much for your episodes. They are helping me sort out all this. I cannot stress how grateful I am for all your help and support. This episode came at the right time for I was about to go down another ‘rabbit hole’. Instead I will try to keep it simple. Being aware of the Child Jesus always with me may be a way to start. I’m a Nonna who has spent many hours with grandchildren… always having an awareness of their presence. God bless all the Carmelites at ICP.

@ICSPublications

9 күн бұрын

I'm so glad to hear that you've found it so helpful! Be sure to check back next week for our next episode on "Difficulties in Prayer." I think you will find it especially enlightening. God bless you!

I am happy to hear about it being ok to pray while working. I sometimes pray a Rosary when driving and wondered if that was ok. Hi Brother John-Mary! I met you at our Frederick MD Community meeting and again when you lead a wonderful Day of Recollection in Annandale.

Excellent audio quality! Great video 😊

Thank you so much for these conversations. I so appreciate the gentleness with which they draw us into the presence of God. ❤

Thank you Jesus

I find the practice of LETTING GO of thoughts , distractions is key to PRESENCING of the Trinity (my word for God). The Trinity ARISES.

Thank you so much for this discussion. I read this book many years ago and found it so inspiring. Your discussion brought it back to my attention. I need to make a habit of reading it frequently. He gives us a simple path. Again. Thank you

Its a blessing from God to have this wonderful spirituality brought to our doorpost

Please say hello to dear Fr. Ralph Elias from L.

Inspiring , thanks so much brother.

Presence Radiates

Dear Father John Mary, I have listened to your videos. Wonderful! In this video you are talking about Nicholas Herman.. In my younger years I benefited greatly from his writings, but at some point I lost the book (written in German). Please, can you help me find texts by Nicholas Herman? Many, many thanks!

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It’s great but please stop bashing Protestants.

@ICSPublications

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Thanks for your comment, Linda! We certainly did not mean to speaking poorly of Protestants in any way, and we are sorry if we came across that way. In fact, I think we were trying to do the opposite: praise the protestants for doing what the Catholics failed to do in promoting Br. Lawrence of the Resurrection and his spiritual teaching!

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