Would you like a cup of coffee ?

COFFEE

   

It is available to all of us, rich or poor.

It doesn’t matter what country

you live in, what language you speak

you can get a cup of coffee

without much trouble.

I have had coffee in almost fifty states

and in eleven different countries.

I have friends who have sipped cups

in England and others who have been

served coffee sitting in a grass hut

in the desert of Oman.

The message is always the same:

friendship and warmth.

You are welcome here.

Coffee is an experience, an offer,

a rite of passage, a good excuse

to get together. When someone invites you

to get coffee, it isn’t because

they’re thirsty.

It might be because they’re cold,

but more likely it is because

they want to spend time with you.

Coffee makes a promise.

 

 

I want to spend time with you.

I’d like to get together over a cup

of cappuccino or a café latte and

share a few thoughts on friends

and fun, family and faith.

The way I see it, you don’t

need an excuse

to get together over coffee,

but this is one of the best you’ll find