Salt

 Yesterday, the Lectionary had us thinking on Salt.  “You are the salt of the earth,” Jesus said. 

The Apostle Paul said our conversation is always to be “full of grace, seasoned with salt”.  

Salt is the antidote to both bitterness and also syrupy-sweetness. 

So, likewise, our words neither artificially sweeten, nor embitter. 

Our words are full of grace and truth. The taste they leave in our mouths after we speak them may be strong — very strong, but it’s never bad.