Are you the Salt?

Scripture/Bible:  "You are the salt of the earth; but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trodden under foot by men. 14 "You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hid. 15 Nor do men light a lamp and put it under a bushel, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. 16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. Matt 5:13-16

Reflection:  Imagine our life without the flavor of salt; the food would taste bland and insipid.  The human body too requires a certain quantity of salt to carry on its function and maintain the water and ph factor of the body and carry on with most of its internal functions. 

You ask anyone; what adds taste to a meal and they will without batting an eyelid will tell you that it is salt that adds taste to the meal.

Yet when you ask the other way round and ask people why the food tastes so good, you will invariably find that people have ignored saltiness as one of the key agents for taste.  Maybe it is taken for granted?  No, not always so and I know of concrete instances and people have failed to give credit to salt.

How many of us have observed that certain natural food items are popular because they either contain a good bit of salt or have a better salt retention property when cooked?

Such is the subtle flavoring of salt that we do enjoy certain foods on account of its presence and yet we may never know, unless we are extra discerning, the reason why we eat and like such food stuffs.

Similarly, the Christian rooted in Christ and who never tires of following Christ, dedicated to him in every way no matter what the odds, acts like the flavoring of salt, which is subtle and adds definite zest to life.  Christ’s word is the salt that adds saltiness to our lives, thus enabling us to salt others and many may not realize how it works.

Unfortunately, as with salt the majorities, even the experts may not observe them and may still preach to them that they need to be witnesses of Christ.  A Christian must nonetheless continue in all perseverance and not lose his saltiness lest one becomes worthless, only to be trampled underfoot.

You shall season all your cereal offerings with salt; you shall not let the salt of the covenant with your God be lacking from your cereal offering; with all your offerings you shall offer salt. Lev 2:13

Prayer:  Lord as I present my body as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable may I never lose the salt with which you have salted me at waters of Baptism. (cfr. Rom. 12:1)

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