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The blessing hands of Christ are like a roof that protects us. But at the same time, they are a gesture of opening up, tearing the world open so that heaven my enter in, may become "present" within it.

Pope Benedict XVI
Blessing, Hands, Opening Up
Pope Benedict XVI (2017). “Jesus of Nazareth: Holy Week: From the Entrance Into Jerusalem To The Resurrection”, p.170, Ignatius Press
The blessing hands of Christ are like a roof that protects us. But at the same time, they are a gesture of opening up, tearing the world open so that heaven my enter in, may become present within it.