Oct 28th, 2021: Callous Hands and Tender Hearts


I have been thinking a lot about why it is so hard for many businesses to hire good people these days. At the beginning of the pandemic, we were worried about people losing their jobs. As we are slowly getting back to normalcy, we discover that it is challenging to hire good people. What is happening? Maybe it has a lot more to do with our hearts. Callous hands and tender hearts might be what we need.


Callous hands build nations. We would not have the infrastructures we have today without the perseverance of these hands. It is nothing fancy, just mere hard work. Sometimes when I see a section of railroad that goes through a mountain range, I really admire the sacrifice of many men and women in the past. We are better off today because of their work. On the hard, callous hearts would destroy and rob away goodness. They demand privileges. They offer no solution for what we have to face.


Tender hearts bring meaning to hard work. They are generous and giving. They don't ask for exceptions and offer no excuses. They are hopeful in challenges. They will learn to overcome hardship. Tender hearts offer to heal the broken and joy to the oppressed. People with tender hearts make a difference without any loud speech and fanfare. They show up and make up for what is missing in the world.


Isaiah 5: 20

"Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!"


Romans 8: 28

"And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose."

 

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