Vessels of Love: Prayers and Poems for the Later Years of Life

------------------------------   Voted as one of the Best Books of 2024  by: Spirituality and Practice Magazine ------------------------------ Winner of The Nautilus Book Awards   Silver Winner - Aging Consciously   ------------------------------   The beloved writer and “spiritual midwife” offers timeless wisdom for those who have lived long. “Have you ever thought of yourself as a ‘vessel of love’? This image speaks to what I envision for the elderhood years... During this lifetime, whether we’ve been aware or not, a Presence of immeasurable love has been flowing through [our lives], quietly filling the vessel of our inner being. Like vats of matured wine, our ripened goodness has readied itself to move outward. . . Now is the efficacious time to tend ‘our tiny vessel’ so this graced goodness strengthens in us and benefits the life of those we encounter.”—From the Introduction      “Joyce Rupp's gentle touch transforms the wisdom years so we can relish—in simple, heartfelt and uplift