Let us be light and not darkness

In this short post I will try to emphasize that, through our actions, we should be light to those around us, and not darkness. Although I try my best to do this, I admit that I don't always succeed, but I hope that my attempts leave at least some traces in the lives of those close to me.

In the Sermon on the Mount, immediately after the Beatitudes, the Lord Jesus Christ described very clearly how we Christians should be:

Matthew 5 13-16:

You are the salt for everyone on earth. But if salt no longer tastes like salt, how can it make food salty? All it is good for is to be thrown out and walked on. You are the light for the whole world. A city built on top of a hill cannot be hidden, and no one lights a lamp and puts it under a clay pot. Instead, it is placed on a lampstand, where it can give light to everyone in the house. Make your light shine, so others will see the good you do and will praise your Father in heaven.

How well do we manage to be the salt of the earth or the light for those around us today? Are we still doing everything we can to bring others closer to God, so that they can glorify Him?

Two questions that we should all reflect on. 

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