I don’t want to pull away from you, no matter what happens to me in life.

God, take me by the hand, I will obediently walk with you and I will not resist too much. I do not want to break away from you, no matter what comes my way in life, I want to process it to the best of my abilities. Just grant me a moment of peace now and then.

(Etty Hillesum /1914–1943/, diary entry, November 25, 1941)