Allowing the rain to work

When the ground becomes too dry, too firm, too unyielding — even a heavy rainfall will struggle to nourish it.

But soil that is soft, fertile, and receptive will take what the rain gives.

So too with us: if we allow ourselves to become too calloused and stony, what’s intended for our good will just become runoff.

Our challenge is to (with practice and intention) remain firm enough to hold our shape, but soft enough to receive.