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“You are the salt of the earth.” – Jesus<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Back in the days of Jesus and the ancients, salt was prized as one of the most valuable commodities.<\/p>\n
Salt was used to preserve food, heal wounds, and also as a military weapon (you would salt the fields of your enemies, so their food could no longer grow).<\/p>\n
Military men were paid a ‘salary’ (which is a salary, literally of salt). Apparently the word ‘sal’ means ‘salt.’<\/p>\n
Anyways, to call someone the ‘salt of the earth’ is to show their value. In Jesus’ time — to call someone the ‘salt of the earth’ was like calling someone ‘the gold of the earth.’ Or perhaps in today’s world, ‘the gold bricks of the world.’<\/p>\n
Salt gives us life. Human bodies couldn’t function without salt — all that electricity that pulsates through our bodies and our brains is driven by water and salt.<\/p>\n
So never forget, how precious you are, and your gifts are.<\/p>\n