And it is not necessary to have great things to do. I turn my little omelette in the pan for the love of God.
Interpretation
One does not need to perform grand acts to show devotion; even small, mundane tasks can be done with love and reverence.
This quote emphasizes the idea that our everyday actions, no matter how trivial they may seem, can hold profound meaning when performed with love and devotion. Brother Lawrence suggests that engaging in simple tasks, like cooking an omelette, can become a form of worship when done with the right intention.
In practice
In a speech about mindfulness, one could quote this to emphasize the importance of attention in daily tasks.
In order to form a habit of conversing with GOD continually, and referring all we do to Him, we must at first apply to Him with some diligence: but that after a little care we should find His love inwardly excite us to it without any difficulty.
It is enough for me to pick up but a straw from the ground for the love of God.
A little lifting of the heart suffices; a little remembrance of God, one act of inward worship are prayers which, however short, are nevertheless acceptable to God.
If the vessel of our soul is still tossed with winds and storms, let us awake the Lord, who reposes in it, and He will quickly calm the sea.
We should fix ourselves firmly in the presence of God by conversing all the time with Him...we should feed our soul with a lofty conception of God and from that derive great joy in being his. We should put life in our faith. We should give ourselves utterly to God in pure abandonment, in temporal and spiritual matters alike, and find contentment in the doing of His will,whether he takes us through sufferings or consolations.
That we ought to give ourselves up to GOD, with regard both to things temporal and spiritual, and seek our satisfaction only in the fulfilling of His will, whether He lead us by suffering or by consolation, for all would be equal to a soul truly resigned
Everybody knows how fallible memory can sometimes be. You remember certain fragments precisely, but as soon as you try to join the fragments together, for a story, there is a certain - not falsification, but a shifting.
Abhor all idea of being saved by good works, but O, be as full of good works as if you were to be saved by them!
When you want wisdom and insight as badly as you want to breathe, it is then you shall have it.
With no other privilege than that of sympathy and sincere good wishes, I would address an affectionate exhortation to the youthful literati, grounded on my own experience. It will be but short; for the beginning, middle, and end converge to one charge: NEVER PURSUE LITERATURE AS A TRADE.
The road to ignorance is paved with good editors.
You're the only one who knows when you're using things to protect yourself and keep your ego together and when you're opening and letting things fall apart, letting the world come as it is - working with it rather than struggling against it. You're the only one who knows.
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