September 30
Salt is good; but if the salt has lost its saltiness, how will you
season it? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one
another.” Mark 9:50
Isn’t salt yummy? I know that most of us eat too much of it - that it can be instrumental in bringing about some health conditions we may avoid perhaps, by minimizing it; but goodness knows how flat some things taste without it! Just imagine chips, as an example, without salt! Or eggs! Or steak! Or any other food item you enjoy that would definitely not be the same for you if salt were not added! Needless to say, it is easily seen where I stand with salt! All kidding aside, I try, as we all must, to make an attempt at being sensible in the consumption of it.
The point here is, for many reasons, salt serves a valuable purpose. We cannot make it; salt is an element, from the earth . . . another of God’s gifts to us. But care must be taken to preserve salt. If it gets wet for example, it dissolves or clumps together making it incapable of being useful, for it can no longer be measured properly, because its properties have been altered.
Salt has the ability to flavor our food, making it enjoyable, enticing us with its taste, and making us want extra sometimes. More importantly though, is the fact that it has benefits to our bodies as well! Salt in moderate amounts, is vital in making our bodies function properly. Its use in the body is multifaceted; as an electrolyte, it keeps us balanced, is necessary in the electrical impulses that create muscle contraction; it prevents heat stroke, by keeping calcium and other minerals in the bloodstream; and is an instrumental part of digestion, by
creating hydrochloric acid, necessary in the breakdown of food; to name a few.
We are like salt in our relationship with others, in our families and our communities. The benefit of our presence, our seasoning, like salt – that unique gift God has given each of us, is necessary to bring about
good things. Those vital, multifaceted benefits which only we can add, must be taken care of though,
preserved if you will, and added in moderation, so that our measure of goodness can bring about an atmosphere of peace and compassion to those we touch.
God, Creator of all good things, may I be worthy of being the salt You want to add.
Copyright© 2013 Kathleen A. Matson
Salt is good; but if the salt has lost its saltiness, how will you
season it? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one
another.” Mark 9:50
Isn’t salt yummy? I know that most of us eat too much of it - that it can be instrumental in bringing about some health conditions we may avoid perhaps, by minimizing it; but goodness knows how flat some things taste without it! Just imagine chips, as an example, without salt! Or eggs! Or steak! Or any other food item you enjoy that would definitely not be the same for you if salt were not added! Needless to say, it is easily seen where I stand with salt! All kidding aside, I try, as we all must, to make an attempt at being sensible in the consumption of it.
The point here is, for many reasons, salt serves a valuable purpose. We cannot make it; salt is an element, from the earth . . . another of God’s gifts to us. But care must be taken to preserve salt. If it gets wet for example, it dissolves or clumps together making it incapable of being useful, for it can no longer be measured properly, because its properties have been altered.
Salt has the ability to flavor our food, making it enjoyable, enticing us with its taste, and making us want extra sometimes. More importantly though, is the fact that it has benefits to our bodies as well! Salt in moderate amounts, is vital in making our bodies function properly. Its use in the body is multifaceted; as an electrolyte, it keeps us balanced, is necessary in the electrical impulses that create muscle contraction; it prevents heat stroke, by keeping calcium and other minerals in the bloodstream; and is an instrumental part of digestion, by
creating hydrochloric acid, necessary in the breakdown of food; to name a few.
We are like salt in our relationship with others, in our families and our communities. The benefit of our presence, our seasoning, like salt – that unique gift God has given each of us, is necessary to bring about
good things. Those vital, multifaceted benefits which only we can add, must be taken care of though,
preserved if you will, and added in moderation, so that our measure of goodness can bring about an atmosphere of peace and compassion to those we touch.
God, Creator of all good things, may I be worthy of being the salt You want to add.
Copyright© 2013 Kathleen A. Matson