Reflection
Jesus had expectations of his apostles. They were ordinary men leading simple lives. There was nothing remarkable about them except the potential he saw. He called them to become something special and they responded…not perfectly, not without limitations, but with confidence because they had been chosen. They knew he saw what they could do and they felt responsible to try.
That’s also our responsibility- to live in a way that makes a difference – a way that is not bland and unimaginative but one that sees clearly the fullness of life’s meaning and flavors the lives of others with new hope.
Prayer
May we be light and salt in our world.
Action
Consider how In your day to day life you can make a difference.
Suggested Reading
Come follow me.
Mark 1:17
Jesus said to his disciples:
“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.”
Matthew 5:13 -16
If you remove from your midst
oppression, false accusation and malicious speech;
if you bestow your bread on the hungry
and satisfy the afflicted;
then light shall rise for you in the darkness,
and the gloom shall become for you like midday.
Isaiah 58:7 -10
Take action! Live life to the full! And when others see the witness you give, they may say; “Why do you live this way?”
Pope Francis
The Christian’s task is to be the salt of society, preserving, reconciling, adding taste, giving meaning where there is no meaning, giving hope where there is no hope. It is about the quality of life.
T.V.Phillip
Everyone has inside of him a piece of good news. The good news is that you don’t know how great you can be! How much you can love! What you can accomplish! And what your potential is!
Anne Frank
Leadership is unlocking people’s potential to become better.
Bill Bradley
Find out what’s really out there. I never said to be like me, I say be like you and make a difference.
Marilyn Manson
The potential of the average person is like a huge ocean unsailed, a
new continent unexplored, a world of possibilities waiting to be
released and channeled toward some great good.
Brian Tracy
Rosa Parks was the queen mother of a movement whose single act of heroism sparked the movement for freedom, justice and equality. Her greatest contribution is that she told us a regular person can make a difference.
Marc Morial
Each one of us can make a difference. Together we make change.
Barbara Mikulski
Everyone can do simple things to make a difference, and every little bit really does count.
Stella McCartney
It isn’t where you came from; it’s where you’re going that counts.
Ella Fitzgerald
We all have ability. The difference is how we use it.
Stevie Wonder