The cup, the coffee cup
This is a cup I have used daily for at least 7 years, every day
This cup is a one-of-a-kind, a very unique coffee mug
It is hand painted by the artist
It has beautiful orange roses on it and a purple handle and it is simply lovely
It’s happy-looking and has become a part of my mornings
My dog broke my other favorite coffee mug and I was glad to find this one
I didn’t really like it better, but just as much
and it softened the loss of the other one
I’m a bit odd
I favor certain plates and utensils and bowls and glasses and mugs
I have sets, but I like better the ones that I have collected from thrift stores,
the ones that are a bit different and eclectic
I didn’t have a set of these mugs
I had one and I used it every day
If I had found more, I would have bought them
While we aren’t supposed to treasure earthen vessels,
and they should in no way be idolized, we find comfort in our own things,
the things that we know and they fit our hand just right,
that favorite sweater or those shoes or comfy outfit we like, holes or not
We like our certain chair or place on the couch,
or our favorite area of the house we like to read in, to hang out in
Maybe it’s a certain walk we take or a place on the hill we like to drive to
and look out on or a favorite restaurant where we get our favorite meal
All these are comforts to us, things that make us feel more secure,
things that give us small amounts of pleasure, like our best pets
I was considering my broken mug that is still useable, but not so pleasant now
It has a big chip where a glass slipped out of my hand while it was in the sink
I looked for a long time on-line to see if I could find a nice mug that I liked
and no such thing even came close, the artist does not have a website
I decided to use another perfectly good mug today in its place
What does God think of this?
My almost idolatry of my favorite things?
The Israelites had to leave all their comforts and pleasures behind
and they did not do well with that
Or maybe the mug symbolizes the rareness of each one of us?
How God can still love someone even with flaws
I haven’t quite figured out the lesson yet or if there is one in this
Usually there is if I allow the Lord to teach me
I will wait on the Lord
I surely didn’t love this mug nor any of my other things more than I do the Lord
Maybe it’s a lesson to remind me to hold things loosely,
that the fleshly lusts are just dust and will all be destroyed
Or maybe it is a glimpse of one of us, that we can never be replaced,
there is no one like us and He loves us uniquely
No matter how we consider our earthen treasures, they will not always be here, nor will the people or the pets or the things that we get pleasure from
Life is always changing, always moving,
always throwing things at us to remind us that this world is going to end
and it is not where we should spend our energy
Enjoy the pleasures you have each day as those are gifts from God
They are not sure
They might not be here tomorrow and that is okay
Jesus is our foundation and our adoration and our Life