A Salty Life
You are here to be
salt-seasoning that brings out
the God flavors of this
earth.
If you lose your
saltiness, how will people taste godliness?
You’ve lost your
usefulness and will end up in the garbage.
Matthew 5:13 [The Message]
I
love salt. I would never want my doctor
to hear me say that, but it is true. If I were given the choice between a 99¢ bag
of Crunchy Cheetos or a handful of cookies, I would choose the Cheetos every
time. There is just something about salt
that brightens up the mouth, makes the flavor savory, and gives life to
whatever recipe it is added to.
Salt
is essential for life in general, and saltiness is one of the basic human
tastes. The scarcity and universal need
for salt have led nations to go to war over it.
The first city in Europe (Solnitsata in Bulgaria) was built around a
salt mine. When I was a youngster, there was just plain old Morton's salt. Now there are many varieties. I love Himalayan salt because
of its mild flavor and pink hue.
Out
in the world, we are to be the Cheetos/smokehouse almonds/theater popcorn of
life. In a world full of the chronic
flavor of same old, same old, we are called to be the bright zest of Christian
love. An unexpected kindness, a thank-you, a smile, a telephone call, a few
extra moments of your time, a sincere inquiry into a person’s well-being – any
and all of these, especially when bestowed upon a stranger, will bring a
moment of savory delight: a taste of the
love of Christ.
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We are His hands to touch
the world around us.
We are His feet, to go
where He may lead.
And we are His love,
burning in the darkness.
We are His love, shining
in the night.
We are His eyes to see the
need in others.
We are His voice to tell
of His return.
And we are His love, burning
in the darkness.
We are His love, shining
in the night.
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