Light and Salt…
Matthew 5: 13-16 “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot. “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven. (NIV)
A small light shines bright, and in darkness it shines brighter; choose to be the light. Salt brings flavor but more importantly it is use to preserve. Choose to preserve the good and the sanctity of authenticity of self. No one can help you or make you ‘be’ the light you are, or preserve the true you. They can only provide the environment, the example, the explanation, but you have to decide to do. If with our actions, we choose to deny our light and salt because our selfishness and it-is-about-me attitude do not get upset if we fail to live in abundance. Remember God is not the author of confusion, that’s the other spirit. The questions I put out to all today - Why do we choose ‘not to be’? Why do we work to impede self from being true to self? Why do we choose with our actions to stay in darkness? Does our fear of stepping beyond our culture and traditions frighten us that much? Are we so absorbed, we do not want the student to exceed the teacher (all apt students do, but honor remains with the teacher...wink)? None of it is for our good or anyone else’s but yet, we continue with seamless conscious intentional efforts with our actions and words. When are we going have this as an unconscious innate perspective - begin to focus more on legacy rather than the immediacy of the right now moment because at the end you cannot, and legacy is all you have that speaks of and for you... The light and the salt... Your choice; it matters more than you might think.
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