A Salt That Preserves

Send us Fan Mail Morning Reflection — Salt That Preserves “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 In the ancient world, salt was not primarily about taste. It was about preservation. Salt kept food from spoiling. It slowed decay. It protected what mattered from being lost. When Jesus calls us the salt of the earth, he is not asking us ...