Tuesday June 9, 2026

Matthew 5:14-16

Jesus said to his disciples: ‘You are the salt of the earth. But if salt becomes tasteless, what can make it salty again? It is good for nothing, and can only be thrown out to be trampled underfoot by men.

Notice how our Lord does not tell the disciples that they will become salt of the earth or they need to become salt of the earth. I always thought I had to do something or become something else so I can have an impact. There is nothing extra to do my friend. Why? Because something has already been done long before we ever showed up. God wanted to breathe us into being at this time and place in history. Yes he gives us free will but I also believe we have been carefully placed. There are just so many things that have happened in my life that cannot be coincidental. In my other job that I cannot speak of, God has pulled support for me from people I never ever thought would stand for me when someone tried cause trouble.

So you are salt of the earth because God wants you where you are right now at this point in history. Sometimes we don’t see our why because we are trying too much. Just relax and ask, Lord what is my role at this point?

Fr Chibundi