Scripture Reading
Matthew 5:13-14
"You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet. You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden."
Reflection
Jesus says "you are" — not "you might become" or "you should try to be." Salt does not announce itself; it simply flavors everything around it. Light does not strain to be seen; it simply shines. Our task is not to perform a role but to remain what we already are in him.
Prayer for Today
O Almighty and merciful God, who has commissioned your angels to guide and protect us, may they be our companions from our setting out until our return. Clothe us with their invisible protection; keep from us all danger of collision, of fire, of explosion, of falling; and finally,having preserved us from all evil, and especially from sin, guide us to our heavenly home. Through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
Amen.