From Matthew 5:13-14: “You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how can its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything but is thrown out and trampled under foot. You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hid.”
Life’s human experience
Never-ending shortcomings
Darkness follows every step
Hearing its constant drumming
God’s Word shatters evil’s myth
Called to His righteous standing
Light shines with divine goodness
Offering safest landing
God’s eternal promises
Resurrection defines hope
Faith growing, following Christ
Scaling each slippery slope
God’s faithfulness never tires
Jesus fulfilling His law
Holy Spirit reaches out
Teaching, transforming life’s flaws
Kingdom of Heaven beckons
Earthly journey will be hard
Grace leading, trusting each day
Laying bricks toward God’s courtyard
From Matthew 5:19: “Therefore, whoever break 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.”
Big Sky Buckeye 
Richard, I love both scriptures you used from Matthew. The journey may get hard at times, but with God’s grace leading the way, we shall overcome. We are the salt and the light of the earth, and if that salt has lost its savor, we simply cannot keep His commandments or teach anyone else to keep them. That is a sobering fact we will be called the least in the kingdom if we lose our way.
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Renee, thank you for blessing this poem with your insightful witness. May God’s grace continue to bring you peace.
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