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With Open Hands

With Open Hands - Henri J.M. Nouwen, Sue Monk Kidd

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

 

 

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