The Only Necessary Thing Quotes

“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 J.M. Nouwen, The Only Necessary Thing: Living a Prayerful Life

“Prayer is the center of the Christian life. It is the only necessary thing. It is living with God in the here and now.”
― Henri J.M. Nouwen, The Only Necessary Thing: Living a Prayerful Life