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Reading the Mystics

“The mystic is not somebody who says, ‘Look what I’ve experienced. Look what I’ve achieved.’ The mystic is the one who says, ‘Look what love has done to me.’” -James Finley

Quick Guide

  • We will begin reading Brother Lawrence’s work: Practicing the Presence of God on Monday, June 23rd.

    We will make use of a new translation by Carmen Acevedo Butcher. You are also welcome to use the popular translation by John Delaney. Both are faithful, helpful renderings of the profound and simple wisdom of Brother Lawrence (1611-1691). Alternatively, there is some evidence that Br. Lawrence’s year of birth may have been 1606.

  • June 23: First Conversation, Spiritual Maxims

    June 30: Profile and Last Words

    July 7: Letters 1-8

    July 14: Letters 9-16

    July 21: NOT Meeting

    July 28: NOT Meeting

    August 4: Brother Lawrence continued: Spiritual Maxims and Conversations 2-4

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