Brother Lawrence was the name in religion of Nicholas Herman of Lorraine.   His spiritual classic work, The Practice of the Presence of God, is known all over the world.   In August, 1666, he spoke of his conversion to Christianity.   It was said of Brother Lawrence:

 

That in the winter, seeing a tree stripped of its leaves and considering that within a little time the leaves would be renewed, and after that the flowers and fruit appear, he.....