IF THE SALT BECOMES TASTELESS, HOW CAN IT RECOVER ITS FLAVOR?
If Christian parents give a Christian flavor to the broth of family life, thanking God – as a family, of course – for a birthday, a raise, the recovery of the health of a relative, a good grade, a daily walk...
If we place ourselves in God's paternal hands in our economic difficulties, in our sorrows, in our illnesses...
If we teach our children to see others, not as people we can use, but as people who are to be served...
If, when we are together, we judge problems and events with the criteria of the Gospel, instead of with those of TV, the press and the radio...
If we employers demonstrate that we care about our workers and that we care more about the social doctrine of the Church than the ups and downs of the stock market...
If Christian workers behave responsibly in the office or in the factory and do not, out of human respect, what we should not do...
It is no longer useless but a welcome ingredient in our lives.
Well said, and good food (salted, of course) for thought. Such simple things that are part of our daily lives, but so easily forgotten in this rush, rush world we live in. Thanks, Aggie, for reminding us to take the time each day to truly care for others.