Salt and Light for the World

Morning: Psalm 45; Exodus 32:21-34; I Thessalonians 1:1-10

Evening: Psalms 47, 48; Matthew 5:11-16

When someone is called “salt of the earth”, they are the kind of person Jesus was encouraging us to be – bringing out the best qualities in others and in the world around … just like a little salt in food.  And they do it gently … too much salt overpowers the rest.  It’s a little harder to grasp the idea of being “light for the world” … You want to guard against the presumptuousness of knowing everything – good thing too.  But rather, be the light that shines just enough so that it shows the other’s true worth.