The Star in My Heart: Experiencing Sophia, Inner Wisdom (The Women's Series) (Paperback)

by Joyce Rupp (Author) "As I wrote this book, Sophia led me to so many helpful and situations..." (more)
Key Phrases: cosmic dance, enchanted forest, inner freedom, Joyce Ruyy, John Houseman (more...)

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Review
... walks with wisdom in this book--it contains her reflections on Sophia as a the star in her own heart... -- Catholic Women's Network, March 31, 1999

Product Description
Joyce Rupp's extraordinary reflections on Sophia-Feminine Wisdom in the Hebrew Scriptures-have become a classic. For ten years, this collection of quieting verse and meditative writing, with mandalas and suggestions for spiritual journaling, has gently invited readers to explore the inner journey. Rupp's healing images invite us to dip into Sophia's quiet guidance and come away refreshed. EXCERPT: Thoughts from the Author

This book was born on a sunny day as I sat among the myriad colors and fragrances of my friends' rose garden. I was watching over their two-year old, Elizabeth Ann, who was delightfully playing among the flowers, talking to them, laughing, and splashing the roses with her little watering can. It was there that I became keenly aware of Sophia's presence. I look at the beautiful child at play, and I remembered how Sophia (Wisdom) speaks of herself in Proverbs:

I was at God' side. . . delighting God day after day, ever at play in God's presence, at play everywhere in God's world . . . --Proverbs 8:30-31

It was not the first time that I had experienced this deep awareness of Sophia's presence. There had been many moments in my life when the sudden recognition of her radiant presence had pressed tears into my eyes. Oftentimes it happened when I looked upon something in nature and felt a wordless connection between the vast beauty of the universe and the goodness of Divine life.

This kind of recognition happened when I saw Elizabeth at play. In an instant all the years that stretched between Elizabeth's age and my own were connected. I saw how Sophia had touched my heart time and again and had brought me to truths that had indeed changed my life. I knew then that I wanted to write about Sophia's presence in my life. I wanted to tell how her activity in my spirit has led me to many truths which now inspire my life's journey and give order to my inner being.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 77 pages
• Publisher: Luramedia Inc. (September 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 093105575X
• ISBN-13: 978-0931055751
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #433,626 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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30 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Turning within to Sophia, December 13, 1999

By	Montrosemary (Wimberley,TX) - See all my reviews

This is a guidebook that transcends the written page and follows you into your own living experience. I read it several years ago during a transitional period. . .it has remained close to me in a special sort of way. I picked it up again this morning and re-read a few pages. Hurriedly, I had to leave for work in a retail store at a shopping mall. In a very public place, full of Christmas shoppers,I met a young mother with her beautiful infant daughter. Asking the child's name, came the words. . .Carmen Sophia. . .Immediately there was a significant connection with the young mother, as though wisdom itself spoke to both of us in a silent recognition. I told her to read this book and share it with her daughter. I KNOW she will. Holyroses. . . .

3.0 out of 5 stars open a window, May 23, 2009

By	Geraldine Silver "happy grandma" (Pasadena, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The Star in My Heart: Experiencing Sophia, Inner Wisdom (Paperback)

If one is struggling for a deeper understanding and communication with the Deity, this is an excellent book. By focusing on the feminine side of the Deity, one can more easily access one's own deeper wisdom, which comes from deep within the Deity.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent service, August 11, 2007

By	Rev. Christine - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Star in My Heart: Experiencing Sophia, Inner Wisdom (Paperback)

Despite international mail, book arrived within a week. Well packed, great condition. Thanks Amazon.