Open Hand

I was reading an article by Cameron Strang (editor of Relevant magazine) recently and he used the expression "open hand" to refer to stewardship. His words are challenging. We love to think in terms of "our" possessions, "our" time or "our" lives. This flies in the face of truth. Truthfully, everything we have is God's. As I read his article I felt especially challenged in the area of time. It takes practice to think in terms of an open handed approach to time. The way to begin each day is with the day in an open hand offered to God. That requires me to hold "my day" loosely and release myself to God's purposes.