Salt I am constantly amazed at all the different varieties of salt available for cooking. Table salt…Iodized salt…Kosher salt…Himalayan salt…Sea salt…Flake salt…Smoked salt… All salty. “You are the salt of the earth; but if salt has lost its taste, how can its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything, but is thrown out and trampled under foot." Matthew 5:13 In the Gospel for Sunday, Jesus talks about the conundrum of what to do with salt that's lost its flavor. He indicates that the only thing to do is to throw it out and let it be trampled underfoot. He clearly is not talking about salt. He IS talking about the qualities needed in disciples. We are to be “salt.” It has more to do with who we are than what we do. Not that what we do is unimportant... but I can do all the right things with an unconverted heart. Jesus is looking for those who will bring the very nature of who they are as Kingdom people into the world and culture in which they live. As we choose to live our mission: “Bringing Jesus Christ to the heart of our community” we ought not be surprised when we are poured out of the salt shaker. Blessings,
Matthew+ Set us free, O God, from the bondage of our sins, and give us the liberty of that abundant life which you have made known to us in your Son our Savior Jesus Christ; who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. (BCP p. 216) | 
