Matthew 5-7

I spent about 13 minutes earlier today reading the whole of the sermon on the mount. I love to read it over and over again. Jesus introduced so many of Christianities foundational lessons in this passage. I am so accustomed to them it is hard for me to imagine who different his words sounded to those who first heard it. Jesus was over-turning the basic theology of the day. He moved it from self-piety to self-sacrifice to meet the needs of those around us. It was a call to serve God by giving our energy into the lives of other people. Salt and light were the first comparitive lessons of the sermon. From that I think I need to learn to be available for others to taste my faith, and be illuninated by God's mercy that flows from my mouth.
Stuart