Blue Aprons

As many people may, or may not know, I was a barista at Starbucks from the fall of 2007 till the summer of 2008. I know. That's not a really long time. I still like to think of myself as a coffee stud anyway. For years, Starbucks has been know for those people who wear the green aprons and flash smiles to everyone who enters their stores. Today, I was shocked to see that they were wearing baby blue aprons and wrist bands. You know, the ones that were popular just after the turn of the century. The ones that rock bands and hip, young, Christian kids would wear around. Well, there they were on the coffee aficionados that serve me my daily caffeine.

The only reason I bring this up is to make mention of how well Starbucks does at getting it's message across. Each season, they bring out something new. Something exciting. Something creative. When you walk into their stores, you know exactly what they are excited about. You know exactly what it is that they are trying to sell you. Today, they began their heavy push on their new frappuccino recipe. Needless to say, ALL of the employees of the store tried to sell me a frappuccino at some point. They were excited. They were passionate. They were intentional.

Could you imagine if people in the church were that excited about Christ? What if we told the world about Christ the way Starbucks tells the world about frappuccinos? How do you think the world would respond? Even with all the selling that they did this morning, I never felt pressured. I could just tell that they really wanted me to enjoy this thing that they had. Our world is going through so much garbage politically, socially, and religiously. Imagine the difference that God's people could make if we were excited, passionate, and intentional.

I guess we can all dream.

JK <><