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In Tides and Seasons, David Adam draws from the rich store of Celtic Spirituality insights which speak to our own world today. The prayers he has written for this book echo the rhythms of creation which find their parallels in our spiritual lives.
The movement of the tides - incoming, full flood, ebb tide, low tide - are linked to the cycle of the year, the seasons of life and the highs and lows of our own experience. Many strong currents are at work in our lives. Yet in the ebb and flow, nothing is lost, only changed. The sea of God's love is not diminished. Even in times of despair, we are made aware that there are other shores, eternal reaches, and that after the lowest ebb, the tide will flow again.
This book of brief Bible readings, meditations, prayers and self-help suggestions has been written especially for those who have very little time for themselves. Both realistic and upbeat, it will strengthen carers to face squarely the many challenges and struggles of their role - one day at a time.
Introduction
1 And the lucky winner is...
2 Coming out
3 Danger! Unexploded bomb!
4 Fight the good fight
5 Fire-fighting
6 Fit for purpose
7 Forgiveness
8 Happy families
9 Here to help!
10 Heroes
11 Hi ho, hi ho!
12 I give up
13 It hurts
14 Just a carer
15 Keeping your head above water
16 Let it be
17 Let it out!
18 Living with the chaos
19 Me and St Stephen
20 Only the lonely
21 Ouch! I’m trying to help...
22 Rags, and losing them
23 Running on empty 46
24 Sharing the load 48
25 Snakes and ladders 50
26 Someone to lean on 52
27 Stormy weather 54
28 Surely this can't be right? 56
29 Telling it how it is 58
30 That's no way to speak to yourself! 60
31 The evolving carer 62
32 The key to getting help 64
33 The messy stuff 66
34 Thorns and thistles 68
35 Time off 70
36 Time out means time out! 72
37 Unwelcome visitors 74
38 Valley walking 76
39 Whose life is it anyway? 78
40 You need love too 80
Index 83