Hey God, Hey John

 Me: Hey God.

God: Hey John.

Me: I'm about to break.

God: Why do you think that is?

Me: Because life just keeps getting harder.

God: Then you need to become softer.

Me: Huh?

God: Here is the thing:

Glass is hard but it can shatter when dropped

Rock is hard but it can be broken with a drill

Gold is hard but it can be melted in a blazing fire. 

Don't be so hard that you break down so easily.

Be soft like wet clay in the hands of a potter

Be soft like river water in the summer. 

Be soft like the breeze through a row of tall pines. 

All of those things survive no matter what happens to them. 

They endure because they haven't built their existence out of hard materials. 

Be soft with other people don't break them with your words and don't let them break you with theirs. 

Be soft with yourself. 

Your heart is more cotton than iron. 

Your soul is wrapped in the softest of fabrics for a reason. 

The softer you become the more you understand how precious all life is. 

Be more of cotton than you are of concrete

Love isn't cold granite. 

Love is shapeless. 

Love is like ocean water gently passing through your toes. 

In a world where the hardness of diamonds

Helps determine its worth don't become one yourself. 

Become so soft that nothing can break you. 

~ John Roedel ~