Mt 5:13-16.
Be the salt of the world
Salt is a critical necessity of human body. It is important for nerve and muscle function, regulation of body fluids and control of blood pressure. Without the presence of salt, one cannot survive.
Salt can enhances human’s taste of food, therefore it is used to season as well as to preserve food by pickling (we all know that kimchi is famous).
Salt can also be used to debacterize.
In Mt 5:13-16, Jesus called the disciples to be the salt of the world. Reflecting the functions of salt to human life, we understand that:
Jesus demand the disciples to bring his Words to the world, so that his words became an essential part of the world, such that they are so important that the world can’t live without them, like a human body cannot live without salt.
Besides, as Jesus called his disciples “salt”, he told the disciples to go to season the world with God’s love and compassion.
And last but not least, Jesus called his disciples to be the salt that purifies and preserves lives and souls.
There may be of course trials and tribulations that threaten to dilute our “saltiness”, but we pray to God that He always protect the salt in our heart and use it as his instrument. The mission Jesus gave is not only to the his disciples but also to every Christian. Let us always remind ourselves the mission of being the salt of the world.