Salt and Light: Matthew 5:13-16

You are the salt of the earth.

Salt. Essential for preservation in a world without refrigeration. Essential for flavor in a world of bland food. Essential for covenant rituals—salt sealed agreements.

You are salt. Not "you should try to be salty" but a statement of identity. If you follow me, this is what you are.

"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.