Salt

Because salt was so useful in the ancient world, it came to acquire a variety of symbolic meanings. Jesus’ description of his followers as the salt of the earth carried much more weight than a descriptor of a bunch of basic, decent, folks. In the mouth of Jesus, it is an admonition: You are the pure, holy, and wise ones of the earth, giving flavour, wisdom, and truth to the world around.

 Br. James Koester, SSJE
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