Serving up Some Salty Goodness

I don't know about you but I love salty french fries. I know sometime soon in life I will have to cut back on my salt intake but there are times when I simply crave a burger and fries, and salt is an integral part of that culinary equation. We need salt to live, but with too much we get high cholesterol, high blood pressure and assorted high problems. The key to health is balance, and so it is with our faith too.

You are the salt of the earth; but if salt has lost its taste, how can its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything, but is thrown out and trampled under foot. Matthew 5:13

As we serve others in Jesus' name we often encounter people who could be considered "salty" or a bit rough around the edges. To be Jesus' hands and feet we must have love and compassion for those who have a had rough and difficult lives, for those whose lives are less than moral or admirable. To serve God and neighbor we cannot stay in the safe and clean places, we must be willing to get salty. We must be willing to engage them where they are, bringing to them a word of hope and transformation. The trick is not to lose ourselves in the process. We must hold firm to the love and grace of God, not losing sight of the path God has given us to follow.

So be salty but no too salty! Who wants some fries?