Can coffee be religious? Hmm... Now there's a question that needs ponderin'
Well, there are many religions all around the world that discourages drinking coffee stating that coffee is immoral and impure. Well, I beg to reconsider! As I sat with a very special friend in a small coffee shop in SM sipping a cold espresso, I made a very good reflection.
Coffee is just like God! He not just created the coffee; He left His trademark on it too!
Why, do you ask? Well let's paint a picture in your mind with my words as the colors and your mind as the canvass. Here are the things I noticed.
1. Coffee's intoxicating Aroma – Coffee is indeed very intoxicating. And so is God! Smelling the aroma makes you an instant addict; smelling the sweet scent of God can blow you mind. You feel drawn to God. He just smells so darn good!
2. Coffee is bittersweet – Well, a perfect example of this is found in the Bible. If you try to reflect, God was somewhat bitter during the first few centuries of Jewish history. Punishing the people, letting plagues happen, slaughtering the enemies, and it was accounted that God left the Jews to be captured by the Roman Empire! It seems that God is actually a god of war! But in reality, he is really isn't! God had a plan for His people, and this plan was to show us the beauty of His coming son, the messiah, the Christ, JESUS CHRIST! And slowly, the bitter flavor transforms into the sweetest taste in the world – Redemption! And until now, the aftertaste still tastes very awesome!
3. Coffee can cause a certain rush (Somewhat like a nervous breakdown) – God is already a rush. Compare it to the feeling of spiritual fullness. You feel God's presence everywhere, rejoicing, praising, worshiping! Such is the rush of having God in you midst.
4. Coffee, after the rush is over, makes you depressed – There are moments in our lives when we feel the spiritual dryness. We just don’t feel God anymore. We don't know who we're praying to. We don't feel that He is there, "Maybe God is dead." God doesn’t abandon us during these times, in fact, this is the period He loves the most. God loves it when we put effort on giving Him the glory He deserves. We may not feel who we're talking to, but He listens to you more because He loves to see you grow in your own special way. God loves it when we take time to talk to Him even though we don't feel like it. Take for example, you're girlfriend/boyfriend wants to spend time with you but you're just too damn tired. But because you love her/him so much, even though you don't feel like talking, you give all the time in the world for that someone. God wants you to become His lover. Isn't that awesome? The omnipotent God of the universe wants you to be His lover forever and ever... wow…
5. Coffee is addicting – You keep coming back for coffee even though you know what's gonna happen if you consume it again. Amidst all temptation in the world, you keep coming back to God. God is addicting, He's the only lover who lives forever. And where is the best place to look for God? In the silence of your heart. God is a God of silence… He speaks to you in the most addicting way. God is addicting. And in God's eyes, you are addicting to Him. He loves you… why not love Him back?
So next time you take a sip on that cup 'o Joe, thank God for that singing choir of angels in your mouth! Because in the bitterness of life, the sadness and depression, the pain and the angst; He's the sugar and the coffee who makes life taste even better.
God Bless!
Gino Paradela
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