Brother Lawrence Quotes

We can do little things for God; I turn the cake that is frying on the pan for love of him, and that done, if there is nothing else to call me, I prostrate myself in worship before him, who has given me grace to work; afterwards I rise happier than a king.

If you must be mad, be it not for the things of the world. Be mad with the love of God.

I never knew how to worship until I knew how to love.

Adoration is caring for God above all else.

God our Lord would have us look to the Giver and love Him more than His gift, keeping Him always before our eyes, in our hearts, and in our thoughts.

Our desires, be they spiritual or temporal, should be rooted in a love of the Lord.

Whenever we think of Christ, we should recall the love that led Him to bestow on us so many graces and favors, and also the great love God showed in giving us in Christ a pledge of His love; for love calls for love in return. Let us strive to keep this always before our eyes and to rouse ourselves to love Him.

I will thank God for the day and the moment I have.

But I always think that the best way to know God is to love many things.

My service to humanity is my real opportunity to prove my genuine love for God and God alone.

These poems, with all their crudities, doubts, and confusions, are written for the love of Man and in praise of God, and I'd be a damn' fool if they weren't.

The Christian leader of the future is called to be completely irrelevant and to stand in this world with nothing to offer but his or her own vulnerable self. God loves us, not because of what we do or accomplish, but because God has created and redeemed us in love.

I fear God and respect God and love God.

No one perfectly loves God who does not perfectly love some of his creatures.

My wife and I love children. We have five of our own. I would ask that anyone who looks up to me would instead look up to God. I am nothing without Him. Everything I do in life and in baseball is to glorify Him.

No holiday, no job, no amount of money, not even my own security can mean more to me than my love for God.

Wonder is the basis of worship.

All God wants of man is a peaceful heart.

Love is a big word. I believe in Love. I believe that God is Love.

Make God first priority. He's worth it!

I have nothing to ask for, thanks to God. Everything I have, God has given me.

I pray every night, sometimes long prayers about a lot of things and a lot of people, but I don't talk about it or brag about it because that's between God and me, and I'm no better than anybody else in God's sight.

For me, it is essential to have the inner peace and serenity of prayer in order to listen to the silence of God, which speaks to us, in our personal life and the history of our times, of the power of love.

Through selfless work, love of God grows in the heart. Then through his grace one realize him in course of time. God can be seen. One can talk to him as I am talking to you.

When I'm in the house of God, I don't wear my jewelry, if you're looking for my jewelry. All you see is my heart of gold.