Readings
I - 1 Kings. 17: 7-16
II - Mt. 5: 13-16
BE SALT AND LIGHT
Today’s Gospel passage about the parable of the salt and the light. The Quality of the salt is the saltiness that preserves, purifies and above all savours. If salt loses this quality, it is but mere sand to be thrown out and trampled. Light dispels darkness. It brightens up the path so that people don’t tumble in darkness but walk aright steadily with confidence. When salt and light loses their purpose they become useless and a waste.
Jesus invites us to be salt and light in the world of darkness, doubt, sin and shame. As Christians we are called to savour the lives of the other with our qualities of love, kindness, meekness, gentleness, humility, uprightness, generosity, simplicity, courage, equanimity, serenity and forgiveness. As Christians we are also invited for an exemplary living for the people around us. We are called to influence people for an incredible living in Christ, treading on the path patterned not by the world but by Jesus Christ, our Lord. May our life shine and savour the lives of all around us. Let our mind and heart resonate with the prayer: “Lord Jesus, help me to aspire for a credible Christian living”
