The Dance of Life: Weaving Sorrows And Blessings into One Joyful Step (Paperback)

~ (Author), Michael Ford (Author) "Each day holds a surprise..." (more)
Key Phrases: voluntary displacement, Lord Jesus, Word of God

Product Details

• Paperback: 219 pages
• Publisher: Ave Maria Press (April 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1594710872
• ISBN-13: 978-1594710872
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #6,720 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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54 of 55 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Life-Changing, January 9, 2007

By	Z. M. Ridgway (Waco, Texas United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book changed my life. I was so engrossed that I read it in the course of one very intense day - a day filled with insights, with a sense of wonder and beauty and of God's all-sustaining love. It is a book that I will keep returning to for many years.

This is the sort of book that I want to buy a thousand copies of to hand out at street corners. Especially poignant are Nouwen's insights on intimacy, acceptance, and prayer.

The real beauty of Nouwen's teaching is his incredibly accepting and open approach to the self - where we are to celebrate our individuality and to incorporate even our failings and negative emotions into our understanding of ourselves.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gems from Nouwen, July 30, 2008

By	Kimberly M. Benson "kiminoz2002" (Wichita, KS) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I've been a Nouwen fan for several months now, having graduated from Merton's Sign of Jonas to Nouwen's Road to Gennessee. Have thoroughly enjoyed his journals and have been touched by his openness and honesty. He is quick to mention his struggles and shortcomings--something we don't often think of when we think of well-known contemplatives and spiritual giants here on earth!

The Dance of Life contains numerous nuggets of spiritual wisdom from books I've yet to read. I'm reading it a bit each night, taking one or two selections as something of a devotional. Don't let the title fool you: there isn't much sorrow, or darkness, only real-life spirituality.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars life-changing, November 4, 2008

By	P. Mason "mom" (Seattle USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

It would be difficult to read this book and not come away from it humbled, inspired and satisfied. It is not to be read as a book per se, but rather a compilation of essays to which one could refer back to again and again.