Friends of Rise Up Lubbock,
I was at my favorite coffee shop the other day and as usual
I told the young lady about my books and that she would enjoy reading them.
After I left the counter I seated myself behind a large freestanding rack
filled with novelty cups and packages of ground coffees. I was near enough to
hear what the baristas were saying (not that I intentionally meant to over hear
them… it just happened.) Well, the girl
who I had been talking to was telling her coworker about my books and that she
had just waited on an author. The curious thing was that she didn’t call me by
name. I suppose she was trying to put a face to the name, after all they have
so many customers throughout a day. Anyway, she called me by my order. The
coworker asked was that ‘vanilla latte, half calf?’ The Barista replied no it
was ‘2oz whole milk in Americano.’ As usual I started thinking about how that
might apply to my spiritual walk. Yes,
it got me to thinking, what if God called us by our prayerful orders instead of
by name. I can imagine Saint Peter asking God, “Was that last prayer from
‘ready for battle, full of faith with extra creamy enthusiasm?’” Then God might
reply, "No, it was ‘only when need, all gain, low foam patience.’" I
believe that what we pray and how often we pray (place an order with God) surely
is relative to our relationship with God. I suppose to that Barista I will
forever be known as ‘2oz whole milk in Americano’ who writes novels.
Dan-Dwayne
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