This post is for my two baristas this morning…
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Thank you for your coffee, and the second one! I’d contemplated making myself a coffee this morning, but my machine was off, I only had a few beans, and I didn’t have time. So discovering you guys as I walked to work was a bonus!
Sorry I didn’t have any money. I’d left my wallet in the jeans I was wearing yesterday. It was nice of you to offer to barter, but I didn’t really have anything I could part with. And then you were so generous – offering me lunch! Bananas, plums, rolls! I couldn’t take anything because I’d already picked up the lunch my wife left on the bench.
You seemed surprised when I told you I was a pastor. Maybe you don’t meet too many! And then suggesting I could offer you a blessing in exchange for a coffee! But your next suggestion was a cracker…
How about free entry to heaven?!!
Not sure how powerful you think I am or what influence I have, but as I said, I can’t give you that. BUT it is available! Truly! There are free tickets on offer. Paid for already. It’s what Easter is all about. Good Friday, the day Jesus died, is the day the entry fee to heaven was paid. For you. For me. For all who will trust Jesus. So if you’re serious about getting in, then I’d recommend you take a good look at Jesus. Best place to look is in the Bible. I’d suggest reading the Gospel of Mark.
I know you were surprised when I came back with the money. You probably get lots of people pretending to be pastors who have left their wallets at home, asking for free coffees! And you were probably even more surprised when I told you that I wanted to give you a blessing too. Those two books called A Fresh Start that I gave you were written by a good mate of mine. It’s a pretty clear explanation of what being a Christian is all about. The book explains how entry to heaven is possible and why it’s free. Please check it out. And I hope you like the Chuppa Chups too. I’m not allowed to eat sugar any more.
Not sure if you’ll get to read this, but I hope you will.
Great coffee too, by the way. I’ll be back for another! Have a great day.
macarisms 
Love it! What a great little story.
Love it! You’re the best. I look forward to your posts. This is a favorite!
I’m definitely NOT the best!
Hey Sly Fox dudes, glad you got to read this! See you tomorrow for a coffee 🙂
Chappo would be proud of you. The circumstance reminded me of when we were coming home from Nigeria, we stored our annual leave so we could visit friends in Scotland and regions more southern. We arrived had no money but a healthy cheque written on Barclays. In the day we had been flying a major scam had been discovered and all cheques out of West Africa had stops on them. We of course did not know this and rushed to a Bank in Glasgow to turn a cheque into money. The manager, (yes then you still had access to the great man) said, “sorry, cheques are embargoed”. My response was, “it’s alright I am a missionary”, “Mister Rule”, he replied, “everybody who comes to see says me says they are either a priest or a missionary!!!.”