Book description
In Where God Hides Liam Lawton explores the path to understanding God's
presence, and poses the question of how we find spiritual consolation in
challenging times. Describing his own experience of faith - and the
struggles therein - he begins his journey with the Book of Ecclesiastes:
'There is a time for everything; and a season for everything under the
sun.' In this book are many remarkable stories of divine revelation in
ordinary human life, of people and events that have touched him over his
years of ministry. 'I have found God hiding - sometimes camouflaged in
the natural beauty of our planet, or the healer who is revealed in the
Mayan foothills of Guatemala, or in the chance meeting of a grieving
mother in a Dublin car park, or the God of great joy found in the
poorest African slums. These stories and many more reveal a God who does
not intrude upon human living but rather enters into the very depth of
it and becomes present to those who wish for ?eyes to see, and ears to
hear?. Here are stories of pain and beauty, stories of challenge and
consolation, but, above all, inspiration. It is in great simplicity that
great beauty is revealed, and maybe then and only then we might discover
where God truly hides.' Liam Lawton is an award-winning, critically
acclaimed Irish singer-songwriter and Roman Catholic priest, who was
ordained in 1984. In 2004, Liam was discovered by record giants EMI,
with whom he has since released numerous platinum-selling albums.
Lawton's poetic lyrics are inspired by many sources including the
ancient texts of Celtic Ireland, from which he also draws inspiration
for his haunting melodies. His music has been used in many an auspicious
occasions from the memorial services of 9/11 to concerts in such places
as the Vatican, The White House and The Chicago Symphony Hall. Liam's
choral music is used by choirs all over the English-speaking world and
has been translated into Spanish, German and Swedish. The Hope Prayer is
Liam's first book.
