The Lord said to his disciples, "You are the light of the world… began our Gospel reading today. But why not begin one verse earlier and hear the whole passage? “You are the salt of the earth; but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltness be restored? It is no longer …
Blessed salt… Blessed light
Jesus told his disciples: "You are the salt of the earth... You are the light of the world" (Matthew 5:13-14). It’s a temptation to hear these words as requirement rather than blessing, as command rather than commissioning. Jesus is blessing us to be the salt of the earth, the light of the world. But let's not make …
