<Tr> <Th> Language </Th> <Td> French </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Genre </Th> <Td> Christian literature </Td> </Tr> <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 first conversation in the book recounts Brother Lawrence's conversion to a deeper commitment to his Christian faith at 18 years old: "...in the winter, seeing a tree stripped of its leaves, and considering that within a little time, the leaves would be renewed, and after that the flowers and fruit appear, he received a high view of the Providence and Power of God, which has never since been effaced from his soul ." </P>

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