He was poured a steaming cup of coffee. The brew smelled good, and his mouth watered in response.”
–G.P. Hutchinson (Strong Suspicions)
Come on in Pard, ain’t the Lord given us a beautiful mornin’? ‘Course if’n yur breathin’ it’s a regular wonderful mornin’ as well. One thing this ol’ virus that’s among has done; it’s made us aware of the breath we take. Pard, I’m convinced that we take a lot in life for granted. We take God’s faithfulness for granted, we take the pumping of our heart and the breathing of our lungs for granted, why Pard, I think at times we even take coffee for granted.
My, think of that–we take pure delight for granted, and not just the coffee the fellowship ’round the table as well. God is good in so many ways, and we take that for granted as well. So my friend, I’ve made the coffee strong and it’s deep black and hot this mornin’. I want to savor the taste, breathe in deeply the aroma, sit back and enjoy it with yuh.
So much of the time I’ve noticed when people make coffee, and I know part of it’s the fault of the “progress” of coffee makers. People don’t put in enough coffee and too much water when they make coffee. We take for granted good coffee–like yur drinkin’ this mornin’.
Pard, when yuh look at the craziness of the world around yuh, it’s important to take the time to savor the life that the good Lord has given yuh. I mean the real important things of life. Understand that yur not rich ’cause yuh have money, or a fancy vehicle, or a boat, or a large house. Look at what the Lord has blessed yuh with. The fools out there that are riotin’ and gripping’ and whinin’ and whimperin’ simply because they don’t value what they’ve been given. So, Pard, let’s enjoy our coffee this mornin’, finish the pot then be out doin’ the errands and chores of the day.
Say, one of those simple things yuh need to do, is check yur cinch. That’s one thing yuh shouldn’t take for granted either.
Vaya con Dios.