Discover the joy of intentionally dwelling in the presence of God as the beloved author of Joni weaves contemporary insights with the timeless wisdom of seventeenthcentury monk Brother Lawrence. Suffering has a way of heaving you beyond the shallows of life where your faith feels ankledeep. It casts you out into the fathomless depths of God. Joni from the Introduction Brother Lawrence lived through the drudgeries of monastery kitchen duty during the turbulence of 1600s France. Joni Eareckson Tada suffered a terrible accident that broke her neck and left her paralyzed. This tragedy led her from a life of distant faith to a life as a devout Christian and she later became a worldwide disability advocate and influencer sharing her experiences of suffering with grace. In both their lives they each found the secret to peace joy and a way of being in constant conversation with the Father ... every day and every hour ... practicing the presence of God. The Practice of the Presence of Jesus ushers in wisdom from these two everyday saints more than 400 years apart to teach and inspire you to experience the nearness of God in your life. Through rich devotional content from Brother Lawrences The Practice of the Presence of God accompanied by original art and neverbeforepublished insights from Joni youll experience a unique blend of past and present wisdom on such themes as humility thankfulness fear worship obedience and more. Each devotion ushers you into the peace of the Good Shepherd.