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Making our brokenness into a song

{photo credit: Aswin}

Me: Hey God.
God: Hey John.
Me: Can you make me into a new person?
God: Nope.
Me: Okay – let me try again. Can you PLEASE make me into a new person?
God: Nope.
Me: Why not?
God: Because you haven’t tried being the person I created you to be yet.
Me: But that person is broken. I have so many holes in my heart.
God: So do all of my favorite musical instruments!
Me: What?
God: Make your brokenness into a song.

Thus begins yet another of John Roedel’s amazing writings. It goes on for quite a bit longer, but it’s well worth reading.

Another phrase that really spoke to me is:
I’m not a new creation
I’m an ancient song
I’ve been a woodwind
instrument of the divine all along

And:
oh my love,
take my hand
and listen to
hope turn my heart
into a flute

Okay, I’ll stop now, before I end up copying the entire poem into this blog post!

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Hey God. Hey John.

I just discovered John Roedel’s God and John Facebook page (thanks to my friend, Erin!) and I’m loving the wisdom and insights.

Many of his posts are pretty long — thought provoking and profoundly moving, but too long to give you a taste in a blog post. But here’s a fairly short one that will give you an idea…

Me: Hey God.
God: Hey John.
Me: My past is holding me down.
God: That’s impossible.
Me: Why? I feel tied to it.
God: Your past doesn’t have any fingers. It can’t tie anything. You’re the one who has knotted it to your wrist.
Me: I’ve made too many mistakes to ever be free of it.
God: Forgiveness begins with the simple act untying yourself from who you used to be. So you can be free to fly away and become something beautiful.
Me: Here I go…
Guilt: Bye John.
Me: I’m floating!
God: Enjoy the view!
~Author: John Roedel

Check it out!