In Mirror Images, David Adam reflects on human encounters on how we meet others in their otherness and through them the great ‘Other’ who is God. The author tells of the bird-watcher who has a greater sense of wonder and awe than many Christians; the lonely woman who is fading away for lack of love; the man who needs to drink and cannot live easily without doing so; and the football fan who is almost possessed by the team he supports. Woven through this compelling volume (which, we may discover, offers disarmingly frank insights into our own way of living and inner make-up), are reflections on biblical characters such as Abraham, Jacob, David and Isaiah, meditations and prayers.

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