Dear Heart, Come Home The Path of Midlife Spirituality

by Joyce Rupp

Book Overview

Joyce Rupp shares her own midlife journey-its ups and downs-with such honesty and insight that you will surely identify with and benefit from the discoveries she has made along the way. Among them we can find wisdom in the wounds we've carried from birth onward, and these wounds can heal; past regrets must be let go lest they cling to us and drain our energy for life; the loving part of us can always out-wrestle the hating part; surprises of beauty and talent in us wait to be discovered and shared; some of what we thought to be unbreakable truth is now shattered pottery and unmendable; and our struggle to name God and to find a spirituality that enlivens and enriches our existence is less complex than we first thought.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824515560
• ISBN13: 9780824515560
• Release Date: June 1996
• Publisher: Crossroad Publishing
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Dear Heart, Come Home

I have purchased this book for our Small Christian Community/Book Club and we are just getting started in reading it...so I am unable to rate the book @ this time. Irealize that I gave it 5 stars and was unable to delete the rating; I would rather rate it after reading and discussing it with our group. Thanks.

Excellent

It is as if this book was written about my spiritual journey! It has provided insights into the path that many people in mid-life experience. Great book!

A great help for midlife crisis

Joyce helps us face the dark corners of our hearts -- the places where we would rather not go. But, in doing so, she brings us into a light more bright than we ever thought possible. Using her suggested guided visualizations and journaling suggestions makes the experience more powerful, too. The visualizations can even be done by yourself. Don't rush through this book. Take your time and really enter the cave. I found Jesus waiting there for me.

Honest,courageous, self-disclosing journey through mid-life.

This is Joyce Rupp at her best. The wisdom of living a heart-centered life is the fruit of this book. Any woman or man looking for a guide to lead them through the middle years "naming" the losses, bringing forth the images which help all of us to find our way with dignity, grace, and ah yes! humor, will treasure this book and pass it on to their closest friends. Highly recommended.