SpiritualityDaily Prayer
Feb 05, 2012
Reflection
Jesus offers two images of his expectations for his followers: salt and light. Salt in
a small amount flavors the whole in an invisible way. Light banishes darkness and makes our vision clear. We have a responsibility to live in a way that makes a difference. The reign of God is about this world, and about our life and witness in this world. It is about politics, about economics and about culture. It is about our environment, about the destruction of nuclear weapons. It is about peace. It is about our deeds in society. To be salt and light is to follow Jesus, struggling to bring about justice, to safeguard human rights and work for peace and reconciliation.
Prayer
May we be light and salt in our world.
Action
Thus says the Lord:
Share your bread with the hungry,
shelter the oppressed and the homeless;
clothe the naked when you see them,
and do not turn your back on your own…
If you remove from your midst
oppression, false accusation and malicious speech;
if you bestow your bread on the hungry
and satisfy the afflicted;
then light shall rise for you in the darkness,
and the gloom shall become for you like midday. Isaiah 58:7 -10 Suggested Reading
Jesus said to his disciples:
“You are the salt of the earth.
But if salt loses its taste, with what can it be seasoned?
You are the light of the world.”
Matthew 5:13 -16
The Christian’s task is to be the salt of society, preserving, reconciling, adding taste, giving meaning where there is no meaning, giving hope where there is no hope. It is about the quality of life.
T.V.Phillip
Jesus Christ is the outstanding personality of our time. Every act and word of Jesus has value for us. He became the light of the world. Why shouldn’t I, a Jew, be proud of that?
Sholem Asch Be the change that you wish to see in the world. Mahatma Gandhi
Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.
Leo Tolstoy
I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples.
Mother Teresa
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