You are the salt of the earth

but if the salt has lost his flavor,
with what shall it be salted?
It is then good for nothing
except to be cast out
and trodden underfoot.

You are the light of the world.
A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.
Nor do people light a candle
and put it under a basket,
but on a candlestick
and it gives light to all in the house.

So let your light shine before all
that they may see your good works
and glorify your Father in heaven.
Matthew 5:13-16

Many times, we are afraid to stand out.
We want to fit in; we want to “get along.”
But as Christians, we cannot always do that.
Indeed, very often, we must not!

Should all the earth lose its taste for the beauty of truth,
would it not be
because we have not acted as the salt of the earth?

And should the world fall utterly into darkness,
would it not be
because we have not acted as the light of the world?

(A tip of the hat to Father Cornelius O’Brien)