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- ↑ "The Practice of the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence". By Faith, ByFaith Media: Christian Inspiration, Encouragement & Adventure. ByFaith Books, ByFaith TV, ByFaith Documentaries & ByFaith Missions founded by brothers Paul Backholer & Mathew Backholer. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
- ↑ Nouwen, Henri, J.M., Foreword, The Practice of the Presence of God, trans. John Delaney (Image, 1977): 10.
- ↑ Edmonson, Robert, Translator's Note, Practicing the Presence of God, trans. Robert Edmonson (Paraclete, 2007): vii.
- ↑ Maximes spirituelles fort utiles aux âmes pieuses, pour acquérir la présence de Dieu (Edme Couterot, 1692): 97.
- ↑ Practicing the Presence of God, trans. Robert Edmonson (Paraclete, 2007): 115.
- ↑ See The Practice of the Presence of God, trans. John Delaney (Image, 1977): 108; and The Practice of the Presence of God, trans. E.M. Blaiklock (Hodder & Stoughton, 1981): 74; The Practice of the Presence of God, critical edition, trans. Salvatore Sciurba (ICS, 2015): 43.
- ↑ The Practice of the Presence of God, trans. Donald Attwater (Templegate, 1974): 121.
- ↑ Often attributed to Sister Mary David, The Practice of the Presence of God (Whitaker House, 1982): 68.
- ↑ Copyrighted by but not attributed to Fleming H. Revell, The Practice of the Presence of God with Spiritual Maxims (Spire, 1967): 78.
- ↑ Editions of The Practice of the Presence of God
