Be Salty.
“You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot." - Matthew 5:13
Can I just say...after visiting Utah for the first time...WOW. Every turn you take on the gorgeous mountain drives seems to drop your jaw even further. And their cities are full of unique buildings, tastes, and people.
The more time we spent in this beautiful state though, the more we seemed to come across something...salt.

Arches National Park - thousands of standing structures, all sitting on a bed of salt.
When the salt below would shift, the rocks would crumble and fall, leaving behind chunks of rock and the many Arches that we enjoy when we visit the park. Salt was everywhere. From the moment we entered the park we were met with miles and miles of the stunning landscape...All resting on salt.

From the famous Delicate Arch that Viv is enjoying here to the largest arch in the park, Landscape Arch, this park had us reflecting on the control that God has here on this Earth and the role that He has for us today.
"Don't be salty" was something I would say to my teammates regularly in college. It was a saying that meant to not be bitter towards others, and not ruin the mood. It seems like there is something as too much salt. So when Jesus talks about being the salt of the earth what does it mean to you?
Well, Viv put it this way..."Have you ever tried pretzels without salt? Well at that point, it's just stale bread." She is right! There are foods that we eat every single day that need salt. And NOT just for flavoring. I believe that yes, Jesus was telling us to be the flavoring agent of the world, to bring out the best in others, to season their lives with love and grace...but when he said those words in his Sermon on the Mount I think he meant much more.
