John Musther

Springs Of Living Waters John Musther

Holy wells: Puddles in boggy fields? Medieval claptrap? Superstitious nonsense? John Musther and Alan Cleaver think not. They have tramped graveyards, road sides and muddy fields around Cumbria for many years. they found a tribute to belief in the presence of Christ and his Saints and the power of prayer. Some wells are still kept and cared for but most are a sorry sight. Many only just survive and call for restoration. Some wells have found local friends in recent years. Others have found a friend in Alan Cleaver who has raised the flag for them in both print and speech. In 2014, a small group sponsored by the Orthodox Church in Cumbria and by Grampus Heritage and funded by the European Union set out to clean up and restore what wells they could. This book is a fruit of their work so far.