Today's gospel contains the "You are the salt of the earth......you are the light of the world" lines. The light of the world dispels the darkness, fair enough. But the salt?
Salt has always had value so in this sense the disciples were being complemented. And this is its traditional meaning. But salt is also a taste enhancer. Salt is an essence, an entity; there is nothing to be added to it. But when added to food it brings the flavor out, it reveals it. It reveals and develops something that is already there.
The disciples were to give light to the world but were also to reveal something in man. Something that was already there.
Salt has always had value so in this sense the disciples were being complemented. And this is its traditional meaning. But salt is also a taste enhancer. Salt is an essence, an entity; there is nothing to be added to it. But when added to food it brings the flavor out, it reveals it. It reveals and develops something that is already there.
The disciples were to give light to the world but were also to reveal something in man. Something that was already there.
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