February 8th Sermon: A Tasty and Layered Blessing

Following Jesus's Beatitudes in Matthew, we get this text where Jesus calls the crowd the "Salt of the Earth" and the "Light of the World". Which is a good thing; they are a blessing! Salt and light are what they are because of their attributes. Salt is... Salty... Light is Bright... Similarly, the people gathered around Jesus are a blessing just because of who they are. The trick is letting those authentic gifts and attributes shine through and not letting all the extra stuff get in the way.