Cafe

Coffee (cafe) is extremely important in Brazilian culture. Indeed their first meal is called "Cafe da manha", or coffee of the morning. As I don't drink coffee I decided to explain this by saying that I was born on a different planet. The other day I mentioned how important I thought coffee was in Brazilian culture, and was directed to Luke 10:27 which refers to loving God with every part of us.(The Great Commandment) In the Portuguese version the four letters of the word "cafe" are replicated in the first letters of the 4 things that Luke mentions, as follows. C = coração, or heart in English A= alma, or soul F= força or strength E= entendimento or understanding Yesterday attended an initial meeting of a Bible study group. The leader, a young man, was both humble and well organized. I was impressed. Later, our host, labored for several hours making pizza from scratch which he cooked in his wood burning oven. Brazilian pizza features very thin crusts with tomato sauce, sprinkled cheese and various toppings. As usual everyone tries to feed me to within an inch of my life. Finally I had to say, "Eu não sou um Rei." (I am not a King.)