Let It Shine

 Mt 5: 13-16

Salt and Light

¹³ “You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet.

¹⁴ “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. ¹⁵ Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. ¹⁶ In the same way, let your light shine before others,        so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.

Yesterday we reflected on how we might incorporate the beatitudes, even one at a time, into our lives; today Jesus reminds us that we are salt and light, beatitude  people in action, enhancing the quality of our lives and enlightening the path of those who need light to see their way. A huge challenge again, but one that is possible, as we have seen in the lives of others who have taken the words of Jesus seriously. Let us not whimper nor grow weak, but find our strength in the Lord to live up to his expectations and let our light shine!

Bro. Rene