Rhythm of Life

I have been using this beautiful little book in my daily prayers for several years and it never grows old. With morning, midday and evening prayers, it allows the reader to centre on God at meaningful intervals. I find it particularly helpful in helping to express my heart when I cannot find the words myself.

David Adam brings a holy hush to my day. I am able to set aside the worries and concerns of my world and enter into a peaceful existence. There is a holiness in these prayers that calms the soul and brings your heart back to God. Highly recommended, as are all his books.

David Adam weaves his own adaptations of classic liturgical structures with Scripture perfect for times of reflection. Each day focuses on a specific theme which is repeated in the four different prayer times: morning, midday, evening, and night. The liturgies balance worship with petition and centering prayer. I highly recommend this helpful prayer book.

I've been handing this book out like popcorn to people who are new to the discipline of the daily office--junior high kids in confirmation class, vaguely spiritual but unchurched boomers, old-fashioned evangelicals, just for example-- and everyone is loving it. It's not fussy or complicated--four offices are presented for each day of the week. The prayers are a nice blend of old and new (users learn that there's a treasure trove out there, but that they can compose their own prayers as well). There's an unchanging core, but appendices note that there can be seasonal changes--another hint of worlds to be explored. The best of its kind.

This little, easy to use prayer book has the fresh turn of phrase and love of the natural world we have come to expect from Celtic spirituality. Easy rubics lead a group or an individual through the prayers and readings selected for each day. I used David Adam's Rhythm of Life at a Celtic Day of Prayer group experience and found it a powerful part of an introduction to the Celtic way of spirituality.