{"product_id":"the-prayer-of-the-presence-of-god-9781933184128","title":"The Prayer of the Presence of God","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLearn to pray as monks pray\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor nearly a thousand years, monks of the Carthusian Order have withdrawn from the world so they can place themselves in the presence of God.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlone in their cells, they pray, work, and take their meals, freed from worldly distractions and the cacophony of thoughts that course through your mind and mine, when, at the end of busy days, we finally kneel down to pray.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA thousand years' silence has enabled the Carthusians to perfect a way of praying suited for the cloister, but it's also right for those of us whose obligations force us to work and pray in the rush and hurry of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn these pages, the monk Augustin Guillerand reveals the secret of the Carthusian's remarkable prayer of the presence of God. Obviously, this way of praying excludes quick Our Father's and hasty Hail Mary's, but it also requires that we do more than pause and say our prayers slowly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn fact, the Carthusians know that the prayer of the presence of God isn't primarily a question of speed . . . or even of speech. Like love, it's not so much a deed as an attitude- a habit of tranquil listening that allows God to enter our souls by all paths and to establish His presence there.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFailure to listen poisons love in marriages; and failure to listen poisons love of God. That's why the prayer of the presence of God is essential not just for monks, but for all of us, no matter what our circumstances may be.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet how can we listen in a way that allows God to enter our souls?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow can we even hear Him in the noise of our days and ways?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA thousand years of Carthusian experience provide sure answers to these questions. Though this is no step-by-step manual (listening can't be reduced to steps), you'll learn where you must begin and how to proceed if you're finally to bring to maturity in your own soul the habit of tranquil listening that's essential for all those who would know God and love Him as they ought.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDom Augustin Guillerand (1877-1945) was a French Carthusian monk. In 1935, he was appointed Prior of Vedana in Italy. In June 1940, he was forced to leave Italy due to World War II; he found refuge at Carthusian Motherhouse where he was immediately appointed coadjutor to the Father General. He held that post until his death in April 1945.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Sophia Institute Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50671049802002,"sku":"9781933184128","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3a4fa61f-2935-46b4-bffc-7c567c9ec13b.jpg?v=1733794920","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-prayer-of-the-presence-of-god-9781933184128","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}