Colm Fitzpatrick
A new book exploring how God can be found in the most dark and chaotic parts of life has been praised as inspiring.
The Jewel in the Mess, the latest book by the Church of Ireland Bishop of Connor Rev. Alan Abernethy which was launched this month, details how Bishop Alan came to find the message of Jesus through his struggle with depression and his diagnosis with prostate cancer.
“Bishop Alan speaks with humility, courage and honesty about the desolation resulting in his father’s gambling and about how this scarred him in terms of his mental health,” Martin O’Brien of Columba Books told this newspaper.
“His positive approach to his prostate cancer, for which he is being currently treated, will inspire many. He does not flinch from addressing shortcomings in his own Church and poses searching questions about its structures,” Mr O’Brien added.
The book is available at Columba Books.