May I Have This Dance?: An Invitation to Faithful Prayer Throughout the Year

This meditation cd goes with a book of the same title. It is wonderful to listen to. It is read by the author and she has a very soothing voice, which makes it good for listening to at night. It goes thru all the months of the year but that does not distract from the meditation. I really enjoy it and if you buy the cd, you should get the book too. The book is full of poems and wonderful writing. You'll enjoy them both together

Joyce Rupp has once again written a book that is inspirational and thought provoking. This book is for everyone. I highly recommend it.

Monthly, this book touches you in places where you may have been dormant. I feel as if this book was written especially for me to read. With wonderful examples, Joyce Rupp shares her journey and challenges you to dance with God. As gifts, I have given this book to many people so they also can have a guide for their journey through life. Monthly, a group of my friends get together to share how the particular monthly chapter has affected them. I have read many, many spiritual books but somehow go back to this one when I feel that my spiritual life is dry. Joyce's book gives me sustenance for the journey.

Because this thoughtful, down to earth book is organized by month you DON'T GET that, OH NO, I'VE FALLEN SO FAR BEHIND THAT I'M CHUCKING THE WHOLE BOOK feeling that you get with so many books that have daily reflections (including the allegedly simple Simple Abundance). You can refer to the book daily, every couple weeks, or once a month and find it tremendously worthwhile. It also seems to be acceptable to people of all Christian denominationsJoyce Rupp captures the experience (running the gamut from anxiety-laden to peace-filled) that people desiring to deepen their relationship with God go through. One gets the feeling that Rupp is an admittedly fallible but patient and wise teacher who has been there herself. May I Have This Dance is a book (like Anne Lamotte's Traveling Mercies) that I feel comfortable recommending to friends who aren't particularly religious, but are seeking some indefinable thing (comfort? a new vision of God? insights about their own actions?).

Joyce Rupp creates a simple outline for the dance of life with God. These monthly meditations follow 12 themes which focus one's inner life in a depth of prayer with "litanies, creative writing, guided meditations, and ideas for reflection and journal writing". These inspirational suggestions may be used by one's self, or in groups to guide the participant in a lovely, inspiring, experience with God.