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Prayer: Help Me Open My Clenched Fists

November 10, 2008 0 Comments

A good friend sent me this prayer this morning:

Dear God,

I am so afraid to open my clench fists!

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

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.

And what you want to give me is love – unconditional, everlasting love.

Amen.

- Henri Nouwen

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