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With Open Hands (1972)

by Henri J. M. Nouwen

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From one of the world's most beloved authors, a series of reflections on life to help your prayers become a joy -- a spontaneous reaction to the world and the people around you.
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Not my favorite Nouwen book. It felt vague and hard to pin down what he was saying. Maybe I need to reread at a later date. ( )
  KoestK | Feb 12, 2024 |
Hey Siri if reflections on life to help your prayers become a joy -- a spontaneous reaction to the world and people around you.
  PendleHillLibrary | Sep 27, 2023 |
With Open Hands, Henri Nouwen's first book on spirituality and a treasured introduction to prayer, has been a perennial favorite for over thirty years because it gently encourages an open, trusting stance toward God and offers insight to the components of prayer: silence, acceptance, hope, compassion, and prophetic criticism.
  StFrancisofAssisi | Mar 21, 2020 |
Interesting thoughts on prayer and purpose ( )
  KIJUNG | Mar 20, 2015 |
With Open Hands by Henri J. M. Nouwen, a Dutch-born Catholic priest, is a broad framework to show the necessity of prayer in our lives and to show the characteristics – silence, acceptance, hope, compassion, and prophetic criticism – by which we should approach prayer. The metaphor of the clenched fists and open hands anchors the book. The book is based in Christian theology; however, the concepts are more universal in nature.

Read my complete review at: http://www.memoriesfrombooks.com/2014/11/with-open-hands.html ( )
  njmom3 | Nov 29, 2014 |
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Praying is no easy matter.
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The man who prays with hope might still ask for many things, he might ask for everything, and very concretely, like nice weather or an advancement. This concreteness is even a sign of authenticity. For is you ask only for faith, hope, love, freedom, happiness modestly, humility, etc. without making them concrete in the nitty-gritty of daily life, you probably haven't really involved God in your real life. But if you pray in hope, all those concrete requests are merely ways of expressing your unlimited trust in him who fulfills all his promises, who holds out for you nothing but good, and who wants for himself nithing more than to share his goodness with you.
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