Turn My Mourning into Dancing, Henri Nouwen
Turn My Mourning into Dancing, Henri Nouwen
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Turn My Mourning into Dancing
Finding Hope During Hard Times

Author: Henri Nouwen

Narrator: Steven Roy Grimsley

Unabridged: 3 hr

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Published: 03/08/2022


Synopsis

In times of suffering, simple answers often ring empty and hollow--so how can you find hope in hard times? Learn how to survive the difficult seasons with the comfort and of God's constancy. With sensitive, practical advice, Henri Nouwen gently points you towards a life that is grounded in God’s companionship and rooted within eternal hope. In this newly formatted edition, Turn My Mourning into Dancing discusses five movements we experience during hard times:  From Our Little Selves to a Larger World From Holding Tight to Letting Go From Fatalism to Hope From Manipulation to Love From a Fearful Death to a Joyous Life Nouwen has discovered that healing begins with taking our pain out of its toxic isolation and seeing our sufferings in communion with all humanity and all creation. He teaches us that our little lives participate in something much larger. Turn My Mourning into Dancing is compelling reading for: Those looking for growth and insight amid life’s hard and harsh moments Anyone grieving and searching for reassurance Anyone who has experienced a loss or betrayal Though it may not last forever, grief is a gradual, organic process that changes a person permanently. Nouwen guides you during your hard times toward answers and hope--hope that allows you to dance even through the darkest night. 

About Henri Nouwen

Henri J. M. Nouwen (1932-1996) was the author of With Open Hands, Reaching Out, The Wounded Healer, Making All Things New, and many other bestsellers. He was the senior pastor of L’Arche Daybreak in Toronto, Canada, a community where men and women with mental disabilities and their assistants create a home for one another.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Mary Alice on December 30, 2016

Quotes from the book say it better than any commentary from me: “I have always been complaining that my work was constantly interrupted; then I realized that the interruptions were my work.” “Grateful people learn to celebrate even amid life’s hard and harrowing memories because they know that pruning......more

Goodreads review by Jared on December 14, 2022

I have loved Nouwen's voice and language of love and compassion for the last few years, and although the writing in his different books starts to heavily blend together in my mind, this is not for the worse, as I hope by reading and listening to more and more Henri Nouwen, his life of being God's be......more

Goodreads review by Melissa on May 18, 2008

I first picked up this book during a rough time in the lives of my community, but I couldn't read it. Several months later I was lead to it again and found it very helpful in knowing how to keep walking - and dancing through life.......more

Goodreads review by MaKenzie on April 17, 2022

I greatly enjoyed this book. The book was written after Henri’s death and complied by Timothy Jones. Many of the excerpts are deep and meaningful and can take days to ruminate on. Suffering, sorrow, and lament aren’t usually comfortable to read and learn about, but this book and the thoughts in it e......more