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Have you ever tried a restaurant, watched a movie, or read a book and thought, ‘That was so amazing!’ I have to tell everyone I know about it. An experience that is so good you don’t want to keep it to yourself? Because it’s that good, you want others to know. In this passage from the Beatitudes, Jesus is doing extended teaching to the crowds gathered to listen. In that teaching, He talks about being salt and light in the world. And when you think about what salt does and what light does, you realize there’s a much deeper meaning here.

It’s about adding value and goodness to the world. It’s attractive, and people are drawn to it. Salt brings out flavor. Light illuminates things. Both point out the best parts—the things worth highlighting. That is our role! We can be salt and light in the world, drawing attention to all the good things of God. We can be salt and light in sharing the message of Jesus, but being salt and light is about so much more than just evangelizing. It’s about drawing attention to all the good because all goodness and all truth are ultimately from God.

This week, consider what it might look like for you to be more of a salt and light in the world. How can you highlight God’s goodness to the world around you?