Introduction:

"...his sense of inner peace was so profound that other individuals were drawn to him for spiritual direction."

Brother Lawrence was a French monk (Carmelite) who lived from 1611 to 1691. 

    Prior to becoming a monk he was known as Nicholas Herman of Lorraine. Like St. Francis, as a young man he was a soldier, but after becoming a monk he lived a quiet life performing various domestic chores for his monastery.    

   When talking to individuals, Brother Lawrence shared information about his own repeated efforts to keep his attention riveted on God no matter what business was occupying him. He reports that eventually this continual recollection of God became effortless and filled him with peace and joy.