If you want a hot cup of tea, place harvested tea leaves in a pot or cup. If you want a hot cup of coffee, grind the coffee beans and place them in a pot or filter.
Pour hot water over the tea leaves to make your cup of tea. Pour hot water over the coffee grounds to make your cup of coffee.
The preparation of your cup of tea requires union of the tea leaves with the hot water. Likewise, the preparation of your cup of coffee requires the union of the ground coffee with the hot water.
You will only fully become a true human person when you have been united with God. Only through the experience of the Divine Grace can you fulfill your purpose and destiny. If you are willing to be united with His Grace, God will extract your potential and perfect your qualities. Remember this: You are entirely dependent upon God to become who He has created you to be and to accomplish what He has called you to do.
Text copyright © 2018 by Fr. Symeon D. S. Kees