I used to think that strong Christians had fewer problems. If we really try hard to do what is right, we will be blessed. I’m not sure how I acquired that mindset, but it’s not in the Scriptures. Trials and tests are sure to come, refining us, opening door to depend on our Triune God that we never thought possible. We are salted with His grace and mercy, preserving us to the core, enabling us to be resilient, enduring the situation. His salt has a way of reducing the influences of our shame, guilt and pain. May we become saltier!
“Lord, the world is tearing itself apart. The fragmentation we see is distressing. But you have called me to be a witness to reconciliation. I pray for a life that is saturated with the good news of the gospel—a gospel large enough to address the fractures of our racialized society. May I walk humbly, live in truth, speak the truth, and urgently work for the advancement of your just kingdom. In Jesus’s name I pray. Amen.” - Excerpt, The Deeply Formed Life by Rich Villodas
“Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another” (Mark 9:50b). The way we have salt in ourselves, individually and as a community, is to pursue growing as a disciple—allowing the ways of the kingdom that Jesus taught to shape how we think and live. The servant spirit becomes the governing principle guiding our relationships. Such a spirit allows us to live in peace with one another whereas the competitive nature of the ego-centric, constructed self produces conflict and division.” - Excerpt, Following Jesus: Discipleship in the Gospel of Mark by Steve Langford
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