In the Sermon on the Mount Jesus/Yeshua says to us, You are the salt of the earth...
Obviously he did not mean that literally. So as is said of late, let's unpack salt, open it up, consider it.
I ask my students to tell me what salt is. The usual answers include: a preservative, a seasoning, a mineral.
I add that it also enhances flavor, it's used in sweet and savory foods to bring out the flavor. And that back 2,000 years ago it was precious. Roman soldiers were partially paid in sa!t. It was scarce and valuable.
Jesus called his followers salt. So let's add all we know about salt and apply to us, his followers.
We are to enhance everyone and every situation, be lifters. We are precious in God's Eyes, one of a kind masterpieces, and need to live as such and realize the truth of this for each and every person. We are valuable just as we are and as we strive to be, for we are all in process. We are to preserve the brilliant teachings and understandings presented to us without biases and distortions. We are to season our lives with Love, unconditional Love. We are to remember that our bodies are made of earth minerals and belong to earth, while our souls are of Spirit and belong to eternity.
Salt in this brief statement is more than salt. One question comes to mind, if Jesus is issuing the challenge to be full fledged salt, are we ready to accept His challenge and step up and be all that and more?
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