In today's daily bread Jesus says, "You are the salt of the earth." If salt loses saltiness what is the use of it? It will only be thrown away and trampled underfoot.
I am not a salty person. I thought I have lost saltiness, so I am of no use. Then the question came to mind: what is saltiness? When did I lose saltiness? Is there any way to regain saltiness?
Then as I searched further, in reading the preceding part of the beatitude I found the answer, that is, saltiness refers to the character traits of the blessed person described in Matthew 5.
Saltiness consists of seven components, which is represented by PMMRMPP:
1. P - the poor in spirit
2. M - those who mourn
3. M - the meek
4. R - those who hunger and thirst for righteousness
5. M - the merciful
6. P - pure in heart
7. P - peacemaker
I colored the seven letters in the seven colors of rainbow.
The poor in spirit refers to the hopeless, the have-nots, those who are lacking blessedness and therefore feel cursed.
Because they are hopelessly poor, they start mourn, crying and weeping.
Because they are helplessly hopeless they remain humble before God and before men.
They are as hungry and thirsty as the poor, just like a prodigal son in a pig farm.
And as they are found back home among the righteous, they are merciful.
As they get washed by the Father who sent Jesus the redeemer, they are made pure in heart.
And go out make peace because they have peace with God.
Thank and praise be to our Lord Jesus who came to give hope to the hopeless. Thank and praise Him and give glory to His name, He who proclaimed on the blessed mountain the blessed hope for the hopeless.
PMMRMPP - Poor man Mourning and wailing, Meekly walking into a temple, asking to Receive him back home, by showing Mercy on him, so he would be made Pure in heart, and live in Peace.
Further Bible reading: Psalm 51; 2 Samuel 15:30; Luke 15:20
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