Open my hands (Henri Nouwen)

  Dear God, 

I am so afraid to open my clenched fists!  

Who will I be when I have nothing left to hold onto? 

Who will I be when I stand before you with empty hands? 

Please help me to gradually open my hands 

and to discover that I am not what I own, 

but what you want to give me. 

--Henri Nouwen,  

The Only Necessary Thing:
Living a Prayerful Life 

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