Taste

What do you mean I have to eat this? When I was first diagnosed with high blood pressure I tried to cut out all salt. Not a grain, nada, no shaker allowed. Ever done that? It. Was. Awful! Things I once loved no longer tasted the same and I didn’t desire them anymore. The experiences of cooking and eating had lost all their appeal and my appetite disappeared.

Thankfully, I learned that not all elevated blood pressure is caused by salt and I was able to add some back into my diet. Boy, things really started looking up then. I’m here to tell you that scrambled eggs, french fries, and popcorn are nothing to savor without being seasoned with salt. I continue to appreciate the good flavor it draws out of food, today.

“You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how could it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot.” Matthew 5:13 (NIV)

Just as my salt-free diet was tasteless and did nothing to attract me to the table, so our Christian witness will be if we are blasé about all God has done for us. Am I salty? Are you? We should be living lives with zest, that are bold examples of Jesus, and our words and actions creating a hunger in others to want to know more.  Being the “salt of the earth” means we need to act to preserve those who will otherwise perish. My friends, we are to be the ones who invite others to The Table, offering them a taste of the body and blood of Christ, a meal they will never forget. (Nor should we!) That’s when things will REALLY look up!

“While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, ‘Take and eat; this is my body.’ Then he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, ‘Drink from it, all of you. This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.” Matthew 26:26-28 (NIV)

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