This book is not large or heavy, nor does it range over many different subjects. From beginning to end it says one thing, and what it says is its most important theme, the secret of its endurance, and — one might dare to say — the most important matter in human life: practicing the presence of God. To sense God's presence moment by moment, to be in a loving conversation with Him, and to do everything — even the smallest and most unnoticed tasks — out of pure love for God: this is the principle that gave meaning, worth, direction, and weight to Brother Lawrence's long life. And it can do the same for ours…
