Coffee with God

As I write this Ben is at school preparing a goat brain for tomorrow’s dissection. Although I stopped by for a quick picture my stomach couldn’t handle the smell nor could my ears handle the noise as he sawed through the goat’s skull. So after wrapping up a few lose ends in my classroom I made my way to Starbucks for a time of reading and processing through the day (or past few days for that matter). As I sat down at my seat with a cake and coffee in hand I looked up to see a chair empty in front of me. The first thing that came to my mind was ‘Coffee with God’. This title stuck in my head and I began to ponder those few words. Coffee…hmm… although I didn’t mind the smell growing up I never appreciated the taste until Ben and I started dating (he introduced me to vanilla lattes :). I thought back to the many times I sat with a coffee in hand on a date nights with Ben. We discussed dreams, answered each other’s questions, and shared for hours as if we had all the time in the world. I also think back to the many shopping trips or adventures to get a haircut that led to stopping in for a coffee. Over a cup of coffee conversation flowed or a few minutes to rest and read took place. Regardless so many memories have revolved around sitting and enjoying coffee.

So for today I visit this idea of ‘Coffee with God’. What would that look like or rather is it just a frame of mind- taking the time to slow down enough to enjoy something savory- whether that be a cup of coffee or truth from His Word. In a recent blog post I mentioned the idea of being still. This is not always something I want to do and so often it is easy to just plug along and get the many ‘to do’s off ones list. But as I write this and I consider enjoying a cup of coffee and a slice of chocolate cake I have to smile and think that just for this moment of time I can enjoy a time of solace, a time where no one demands my time, no problems have to be figured out for tomorrow….rather I can sit with my Maker and enjoy an ice cold vanilla latte. How truly sweet to be reminded that whether we are sitting in a coffee shop or are walking through town He is with us. No matter where we are we can take the time to enjoy a cup of coffee (whether in the figurative or literal sense of the word :).