Dear Friends in Christ -
In today's daily office readings, we hear this from Jesus: "For everyone will be salted with fire. Salt is good; but if salt has lost its saltiness, how can you season it? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another."
When I read stuff like this in Scripture, I wonder: was what Jesus was saying as hard for the disciples to understand as it is for us to understand?
From the footnotes in my Bible, I learn that Jesus is using salt as a three-faceted metaphor here, related to preparation for sacrifice (purification), as a preservative, and as a seasoning. One thing is clear: salt has a purpose. It's useful. My mother used to say: you don't have to work at staying out of trouble if you're doing what you're supposed to be doing. Perhaps what Jesus is saying here is that if we have good purpose in ourselves, things won't be easy, but we will be able to be at peace - with ourselves and with one another.
The question the Spirit is speaking to me is: "Do you know what your purpose is for today? Are you willing to live that purpose gently and clearly, not running over things and people to "get things done," but to let My purpose unfold through you?"
Hmmm. Sounds like hard work, but I'm willing to give it a try. Want to join me?
Faithfully,
Janet+
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