You are the salt of the earth, but if salt loses its taste, with what can it be seasoned? . . . You are the light of the world.
Salt & Light, Part I
June 9, 2020
As we shift towards Ordinary Time as a Church, we are shifting to something not-so-ordinary with today's Touchstone. Today will feature TWO speakers in conversation about the Gospel for the Tuesday of the 10th Week in Ordinary Time! Fr. Pat and John Livingston discuss some very well known verses from today's Gospel and what it means to be the "salt of the earth" and the "light of the world". What do we know about salt and light, and what does that have to do with our world today?
New stained glass window designed by our architect, Jim Paull, on the south side of the great hall.
Watch today's reflection to ponder these beautiful metaphors of "salt" and "light" and engage more deeply with how we are being called to go out into the world. (And stay tuned for Part II of this conversation, coming out on Thursday!)
God bless, be safe, and be well.
Fr. Pat & John Livingston
Matthew 5:13–16
Jesus said to his disciples:
“You are the salt of the earth.
But if salt loses its taste, with what can it be seasoned?
It is no longer good for anything
but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot.
You are the light of the world.
A city set on a mountain cannot be hidden.
Nor do they light a lamp and then put it under a bushel basket;
it is set on a lampstand,
where it gives light to all in the house.
Just so, your light must shine before others,
that they may see your good deeds
and glorify your heavenly Father.”
“You are the salt of the earth.
But if salt loses its taste, with what can it be seasoned?
It is no longer good for anything
but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot.
You are the light of the world.
A city set on a mountain cannot be hidden.
Nor do they light a lamp and then put it under a bushel basket;
it is set on a lampstand,
where it gives light to all in the house.
Just so, your light must shine before others,
that they may see your good deeds
and glorify your heavenly Father.”
"A Hope for Ages" by Fr. Patrick Dolan
In a world of voices raised in heartache and in pain;
crying out in loneliness and fear;
leaving those who hear to feel their lives are lived in vain,
You sing out a story to revere.
Parables of life; and psalms of triumph:
You make known God's Word and
I see a hope for ages; I find a perfect peace.
In my heart you stir the echo: feed the poor; welcome home the stranger;
and share the love of God; to know the word of God.
Thousands fleeing hunger and oppression find our shore;
homeless seeking refuge, needing care;
Call us now, you prophets, with your voices of the poor
Make of us the answer to their prayer.
Raise your hymns of praise, proclaim your gospel;
Making known God's Word and
I see a hope for ages; I find a perfect peace.
In my heart you stir the echo: feed the poor; welcome home the stranger;
and share the Love of God; to know the Love of God.
With every tender telling these words increase
crying out in loneliness and fear;
leaving those who hear to feel their lives are lived in vain,
You sing out a story to revere.
Parables of life; and psalms of triumph:
You make known God's Word and
I see a hope for ages; I find a perfect peace.
In my heart you stir the echo: feed the poor; welcome home the stranger;
and share the love of God; to know the word of God.
Thousands fleeing hunger and oppression find our shore;
homeless seeking refuge, needing care;
Call us now, you prophets, with your voices of the poor
Make of us the answer to their prayer.
Raise your hymns of praise, proclaim your gospel;
Making known God's Word and
I see a hope for ages; I find a perfect peace.
In my heart you stir the echo: feed the poor; welcome home the stranger;
and share the Love of God; to know the Love of God.
With every tender telling these words increase
to inspire new generations to foster peace.
Now with every breath, your words can guide me
turning me from death, these songs inside me;
Grace that enters in; music floods the soul;
joy that frees the captive spirit each and every time I hear it:
I'll see a hope for ages; I'll find a perfect peace.
In my life heart you stir the echo: feed the poor; heal the loss;
end the war; bear the cross to welcome in the stranger.
And share the love of God to know the Love of God.
Become the Word of God.
Now with every breath, your words can guide me
turning me from death, these songs inside me;
Grace that enters in; music floods the soul;
joy that frees the captive spirit each and every time I hear it:
I'll see a hope for ages; I'll find a perfect peace.
In my life heart you stir the echo: feed the poor; heal the loss;
end the war; bear the cross to welcome in the stranger.
And share the love of God to know the Love of God.
Become the Word of God.
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