Dear God, I am so afraid to open my clenched fists! Who wil… - Henri Nouwen

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Dear God,
I am so afraid to open my clenched 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.

Henri Nouwen

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Henri Jozef Machiel Nouwen (January 24, 1932 – September 21, 1996) was a Dutch Catholic priest and writer who authored 40 books on the spiritual life.

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Alternative Names: Henri Jozef Machiel Nouwen • Henri J. M. Nouwen

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