Prayers to Sophia: Deepening Our Relationship with Holy Wisdom

by Joyce Rupp

Overview

With many prayers straight from the personal journals of Joyce Rupp, "Prayers to Sophia" aids readers in reaching new spiritual depths through the exploration of feminine images of the Divine.

Vulnerable and instructive in equal amounts, this book of meditative prayers offers fifty entries that include a verse from biblical wisdom literature and conversation starters for women's book groups.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781893732841
Publisher:	Avenue Records
Publication date:	12/28/2003
Pages:	117
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 6.90(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Joyce Rupp is well known for her work as a writer, spiritual "midwife," and retreat and conference speaker. A member of the Servite (Servants of Mary) community, she is the author of many books, including bestsellers The Cup of Our Life, Open the Door, and Praying Our Goodbyes.

Table of Contents

	Introduction	13
Prayer 1	A Birthing	18
Prayer 2	A Little Space in Which to Grow	20
Prayer 3	A New Beginning	22
Prayer 4	Anxiety	24
Prayer 5	Beauty	26
Prayer 6	Befriending My Aging	28
Prayer 7	Calling on Sophia	30
Prayer 8	Coming Home to My Center	32
Prayer 9	Commitment	34
Prayer 10	Compassion	36
Prayer 11	Dance of the Universe	38
Prayer 12	Desire for Spiritual Growth	40
Prayer 13	Draw Me to Your Heart	42
Prayer 14	Evening	44
Prayer 15	Failings and Mistakes	46
Prayer 16	Friendship	48
Prayer 17	Generativity	50
Prayer 18	Good-bye to Summer	52
Prayer 19	Grief and Loss	54
Prayer 20	Guidance	56
Prayer 21	Hope	58
Prayer 22	Inner Freedom	60
Prayer 23	Inner Garden	62
Prayer 24	Light-Bearer	64
Prayer 25	Lighten Up	66
Prayer 26	Listening to My Soul	68
Prayer 27	Live Each Day with Awareness	70
Prayer 28	Longing for a Spiritual Embrace	72
Prayer 29	Lost in the Fog	74
Prayer 30	Moving Beyond Self-Centeredness	76
Prayer 31	Nature Revitalizes My Soul	78
Prayer 32	Non-judgment	80
Prayer 33	Openness	82
Prayer 34	Patience	84
Prayer 35	Peeling Off Another Layer	86
Prayer 36	Releasing Feelings	88
Prayer 37	Sabbath Time	90
Prayer 38	Singer in My Soul	92
Prayer 39	Solitude	94
Prayer 40	Spiritual Richness	96
Prayer 41	Springtime Prayer	98
Prayer 42	Stream of Enduring Love	100
Prayer 43	Sunrise Prayer	102
Prayer 44	Taking Risks	104
Prayer 45	The Dry Creek-bed	106
Prayer 46	The Heart of a Child	108
Prayer 47	Time to Surrender	110
Prayer 48	Transformation	112
Prayer 49	Winter	114
Prayer 50	Wordless Praise to Sophia	116
	Biblical Passages - Sophia	118
	Theme Index	119
	Bibliography	125
	About the Author	127