SALT and LIGHT - a reflection based on Matthew 5:13-16
You and I…
we’re called 'Salt'
in a world that keeps forgetting its flavour.
Not the loud kind,
not the look‑at‑me kind,
but the quiet goodness
folded into the everyday.
It’s in the way we speak gently
when the world is rushing past.
It’s in the way we notice the lonely
at morning tea,
or choose kindness
when being right would feel so much easier.
And Jesus says we’re "Light "--
not a spotlight,
not a blaze,
just a steady glow
in schoolyards,
offices,
kitchens,
car rides,
checkout lines.
A lamp on a table,
not hidden,
not ashamed,
just shining enough
to show the way to grace.
And here’s the mystery --
when our small acts of love
meet the shadows around us,
they whisper of a greater Light.
The Light that shines through cracked vessels,
through tired hearts,
through ordinary people
who dare to believe
that their everyday life
can illuminate the world.
Salt.
Light.
Nothing spectacular --
just faithful. Just present.
Just His.
(c) Don Stott 2026 Eliab.com
Eliab Puppet Play Titled Salt & Light www.eliab.com/salt--light.html
You and I…
we’re called 'Salt'
in a world that keeps forgetting its flavour.
Not the loud kind,
not the look‑at‑me kind,
but the quiet goodness
folded into the everyday.
It’s in the way we speak gently
when the world is rushing past.
It’s in the way we notice the lonely
at morning tea,
or choose kindness
when being right would feel so much easier.
And Jesus says we’re "Light "--
not a spotlight,
not a blaze,
just a steady glow
in schoolyards,
offices,
kitchens,
car rides,
checkout lines.
A lamp on a table,
not hidden,
not ashamed,
just shining enough
to show the way to grace.
And here’s the mystery --
when our small acts of love
meet the shadows around us,
they whisper of a greater Light.
The Light that shines through cracked vessels,
through tired hearts,
through ordinary people
who dare to believe
that their everyday life
can illuminate the world.
Salt.
Light.
Nothing spectacular --
just faithful. Just present.
Just His.
(c) Don Stott 2026 Eliab.com
Eliab Puppet Play Titled Salt & Light www.eliab.com/salt--light.html
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