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A Silence and a Shouting: Meditations and Prayers
Thirty-two compilations of Bible reading, meditation and prayer by the bestselling Christian author Eddie Askew. A revised edition from the original 1982 work.
"Prayer is a silence and a shouting, a burst of praise ... resentment ... impatience."
"Lord, teach me to pray.
It sounds exciting, put like that.
It sounds real. An exploration.
A chance to do more than catalogue
and list the things I want,
to an eternal Father Christmas.
The chance of meeting you,
of drawing closer to the love that made me,
and keeps me, and knows me.
And, Lord, it's only just begun."
"Prayer is a silence and a shouting, a burst of praise ... resentment ... impatience."
"Lord, teach me to pray.
It sounds exciting, put like that.
It sounds real. An exploration.
A chance to do more than catalogue
and list the things I want,
to an eternal Father Christmas.
The chance of meeting you,
of drawing closer to the love that made me,
and keeps me, and knows me.
And, Lord, it's only just begun."
- GenresPrayer
87 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1982
About the author
Eddie Askew
31 booksAlfred Dennis (Eddie) Askew, writer, artist and former general director of the Leprosy Mission (TLM).
Eddie was the only child of parents who were committed members of the Salvation Army. After national service with the Royal Navy, he trained as a teacher at St John's College, York, combining art, a subject at which he excelled, with English and theology.
An exhibition on leprosy which he saw in a church while on holiday left a deep impression on him. It was then that he decided to apply to the Leprosy Mission for overseas service. In 1950, one month after getting married, he and his wife Barbara set sail for India, where they spent the next 15 years.
In 1965 Eddie returned to Britain, where he took up the post of executive secretary at TLM's office in London. In 1974 he became general director of TLM.
Inspired by his travels and his Christian faith, Eddie found an outlet for his creativity in painting and poetry. A Silence and a Shouting, his first book of meditations and artwork, was published in 1982. It was followed, over the years, by 16 others, and the sale of his books and paintings raised around £2.5m for TLM.
He retired in 1987 to concentrate on his writing and painting but he retained his commitment to, and interest in, the work of TLM. From 1998 until his death he was its vice-president, and in 2000 he was awarded an OBE.
Eddie was the only child of parents who were committed members of the Salvation Army. After national service with the Royal Navy, he trained as a teacher at St John's College, York, combining art, a subject at which he excelled, with English and theology.
An exhibition on leprosy which he saw in a church while on holiday left a deep impression on him. It was then that he decided to apply to the Leprosy Mission for overseas service. In 1950, one month after getting married, he and his wife Barbara set sail for India, where they spent the next 15 years.
In 1965 Eddie returned to Britain, where he took up the post of executive secretary at TLM's office in London. In 1974 he became general director of TLM.
Inspired by his travels and his Christian faith, Eddie found an outlet for his creativity in painting and poetry. A Silence and a Shouting, his first book of meditations and artwork, was published in 1982. It was followed, over the years, by 16 others, and the sale of his books and paintings raised around £2.5m for TLM.
He retired in 1987 to concentrate on his writing and painting but he retained his commitment to, and interest in, the work of TLM. From 1998 until his death he was its vice-president, and in 2000 he was awarded an OBE.
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