Conversations With Brother Lawrence

By Larry Slater

These are a series of fictional short stories told to us by Brother Mark who as a novice in their monastery seeks out the wisdom of Brother Lawrence as he learns the "ropes" of what it means to being a Brother. But more importantly for us we can set at the feet of our wise Brother Lawrence and learn from him how to live the Christian life, not in a secluded monastery, but in our everyday lives where God is all too anxious for us to turn to Him for guidance.So what can a Catholic monk teach us about the world? How can living in seclusion teach one how to live in the "real" world?Maybe that is what you might think when you read about a book of conversations between two monks; one a young man who really hasn't lived much in the world nor does he have the smarts to understand what most of us take for granted.The other, well, there is no other monk like our Brother Lawrence. He's lived a life that many of us only dream about. Adventurer. Businessman. Educator. Explorer. But none of these could grip his curiosity like the contemplative life.But what IS there about a contemplative life that can teach us, here, in the "real" world, about how to live, how to love and how to thrive. Those are the questions our young Brother Mark asks Brother Lawrence and Brother Lawrence answers in his usual way; through stories using events that come his way. It is almost as if God directs the events in an effort to give Brother Lawrence the clay from which he molds his stories.Come and join us as Brother Mark tells us the contain deep spiritual truths that we can all benefit from.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467905062
• ISBN13: 9781467905060
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.4" x 6.0"