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When Saint John Chrysostom interprets the words ‘You are the salt of the earth,’ he sets the task of the disciples in contrast to the prophets of Israel. Whereas the prophets were sent to particular peoples, Christ now sends his followers to all nations. The scope is universal: not one city or one country, but the world in its entirety. By calling them salt, Christ indicates the condition of humankind before his coming. Humanity, in Chrysostom’s description, had ‘lost its savour’ through sin, much as meat without salt becomes liable to decay. Christ alone restores what had become corrupt; the disciples are then charged with preserving this restored creation, preventing the return of corruption through their labour and teaching [ … ]
Saint Columban continues his meditation on Christ as the fountain of life, drawing together biblical imagery from the prophets, the Psalms, and the Gospel of John. The text highlights the central Christian conviction that God is the source of all that sustains life, both physical and spiritual [ … ]






