Been thinking about the Gospel tomorrow (Matthew 5: 13 - 20) and having had the Godspell song running through mind on and off all week because of it, thought I'd just read it before turning in for an early night:
"You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people’s feet. You are the light of the world.
A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.
Do not think that I have come to abolish qthe Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished.
Therefore whoever relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever does them and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven."
Hallelujah for God's Word - always comes in at the right time and lifts you up.
Even the collect is a winner:
God of our salvation,
Help us to turn away from those habits which harm our bodies and poison our minds
And to choose again your gift of life, revealed to us in Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
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