Jesus demands “salt” and “peace.” He has no plan to meld all believers into one indistinct, collective, anonymous mass. The restaurant that put all its selections in a blender and served only nutritious, unsalted protein slurpies would quickly go out of business. Jesus enjoys the variety. He created it. Jesus understands that some members of His body don’t mix well, but each menu option has salt, and that is enough.
Retain uniqueness and learn to get along. Salt and peace. If that’s good enough for Jesus, it should be good enough for you and me.
“Have salt in yourselves, and have peace with one another,” (Mark 9.50).
