"In their Aotearoa Psalms, Joy Cowley and photographer Terry Coles are constantly pointing beyond, aware of a "big, bright, beautiful God" (Joy's phrase), who holds it all together. Their truest instincts are delight and wonder as they raise our sights to the God beyond and His life within. Both Joy Cowley and Terry Coles have the gift of capturing a world which is alive to the senses. Their insights are anchored in a flesh-and-blood world. There is no spiritual escapism; the hand of God is there in the midst of His creation." --Introduction.