<P> The Practice of the Presence of God is a book of collected teachings of Brother Lawrence ( born Nicholas Herman ) , a 17th - century Carmelite monk , compiled by Father Joseph de Beaufort . The compilation includes letters , as well as records of his conversations kept by Brother Lawrence 's interlocutors . The basic theme of the book is the development of an awareness of the presence of God . </P>
<P> The Practice of the Presence of God is a book of collected teachings of Brother Lawrence ( born Nicholas Herman ) , a 17th - century Carmelite monk , compiled by Father Joseph de Beaufort . The compilation includes letters , as well as records of his conversations kept by Brother Lawrence 's interlocutors . The basic theme of the book is the development of an awareness of the presence of God . </P>
who wrote the practice of the presence of god
who wrote the practice of the presence of god
Brother Lawrence ( born Nicholas Herman ) , a 17th - century Carmelite monk
Brother Lawrence ( born Nicholas Herman ) , a 17th - century Carmelite monk