Why Coffee Feels Holy Some Mornings

Some mornings don’t feel spiritual at all.

They feel loud. Rushed. Heavy.

There are lunches to pack, kids to wake up, text messages already waiting, and a to-do list that somehow grew overnight.

And then there’s coffee.

That first quiet cup feels less like a luxury and more like survival. But somewhere along the way, I realized something:

those few minutes with coffee became the only stillness I had… and God met me there.

Not in a perfectly planned quiet time.

Not with candles lit and worship music playing.

But in sweatpants. In the dark. Before the house fully woke up.

I used to feel guilty that my “time with God” looked like this. Like it should be more structured. More reverent. More put-together.

But motherhood has taught me this:

God isn’t offended by tired moms.

He doesn’t wait for us to be calm, clean, or caught up. He shows up in the in-between moments — the half-awake prayers, the deep sighs, the whispered “help me today.”

Some mornings, my coffee sits next to my Bible.

Some mornings, it sits next to a mental list of worries.

And some mornings, all I can manage is gratitude that I made it out of bed.

And somehow… that’s enough.

If you’re reading this while reheating your coffee for the third time, or scrolling before the chaos starts — you’re not behind. You’re not failing. You’re not doing faith wrong.

You’re just a mom who needs grace before everything else.

So today, wherever you are, take a sip. Breathe. And remember this:

God is already with you — even here.

☕🤍

“Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for His compassions never fail. They are new every morning.”

— Lamentations 3:22–23

Leave a comment