Jesus uses two images to tell the disciples how they are not to shirk from their mission in the world. Salt speaks of the transformative power from the temporal to the sacred. It also speaks of zeal that can be a positive force for good. Like salt that preserves food and adds zest, Christians are to preserve moral order, enhance the quality of life, and bring meaning (flavor) to the world through compassion, justice, and mercy. As light, disciples live not for themselves but for others. They are to give witness to God in the way they live out their faith in love and truth. The good they do is not for their own personal glory but, to point others to God. They are a "city on a hill," a visible community of faith whose lives guide others out of darkness and towards God. We are all called to be a positive influence in the world as salt and light. Let us then heed the call of Jesus to order the temporal to the sacred as He spoke of in these two images.