Take and receive

An open empty hand holding out a small set of keys, offering them up rather than gripping them, with the words “it's all yours” lettered by hand.

Take, Lord, and receive all my freedom, my memory, my understanding and all my will, everything I have and own. You gave it all to me; to you, Lord, I give it back. It’s all yours. Do with it whatever you want. Give me your love and your grace; that’s enough for me. Amen.

But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me.

2 Corinthians 12:9 (BSB)

Adapted from Ignatius of Loyola, Spiritual Exercises (tr. 1880), in plain words. The verse is from the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Drawing: Mutter.