"Let me tell you why you are here. You're here to be salt-seasoning that brings out the God-flavors of this earth. If you lose your saltiness, how will people taste godliness? You've lost your usefulness and will end up in the garbage. Here's another way to put it: You're here to be light, bringing out the God-colors in the world. God is not a secret to be kept. We're going public with this, as public as a city on a hill”.
How shall we sing the song of the Lord in a strange land...?
"If I ever become a Saint-
I will surely be one of 'darkness.'
I will continually be absent from
Heaven-to light the light of those
in darkness on earth."
Mother Teresa of Calcutta