CONFESSION...OFTEN PAINFUL

"I am so afraid to open my clinched fists!
Who will I be when I have nothing 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."
Prayer by: Henri Nouwen