Book description
Over fifty joyous years, David Adam has exercised a rich and
profoundly influential ministry. From his earliest days, he was
encouraged to use his eyes to absorb what was around him. He writes:
I lived in a land of open fields, moorland, and beaches: a land of
castles, of history, of heroes, saints and story . . . a radiant world
. . . full of the mystery of existence.' Leaving school at 15 to work
at the local coal mine, he became increasingly aware of the need to
have a purpose in life. The Society of the Sacred Mission at Kelham
(regarded as the Commando course of the Church of England') was his
tough training ground, and thereafter he embarked on a 23 year
ministry in Danby in the North York Moors. During this time The Edge
of Glory: Prayers in the Celtic Tradition was published. Many more
bestselling volumes were to follow during the exhilarating, exhausting
and unforgettable thirteen years he served as Vicar of the Holy Island
of Lindisfarne. Though autobiographical, the aim of The Wonder of the
Beyond is primarily to help us enter a more wonder full world; to open
our eyes, ears and hearts to what is about us; to become more truly
aware of the glory of God in our midst.
