Clogged Up Shaker

You are the salt of the earth.
But if the salt loses its saltiness,
how can it be made salty again?
Matthew 5:13a

        I read the e-mail with concern and hit reply. Then the blinking cursor taunted me. A week later a friend typed words in a chat box that no daughter should have to type. I can write 50,000 words in 30 days but didn't know what to type into my chat box.

      Old friends reaching out, including me in their lives and my salt shaker was clogged. You see I long to be salt, not salt in an open wound but the kind that enhances and brings out good flavor in food. I guess they're the same salt but the application differs. Anyway I wanted to encourage but the words wouldn't come.

     My friends are both believers so I could've pulled out a familiar scripture and maybe that's what was expected of me but which verse or verses? I wanted my e-mail to bolster my friend's spirits and give him the strength to stand. I wanted my chat message to reach out and hug my friend as she cried on my shoulder. Truth be told I wanted to do something practical to help the first friend and run to the side of the second but all I have is words.

     My words are my salt. The shaker wasn't empty. I had this feeling of encouragement within me. I just couldn't get it out. 

    I know leaving the shaker clogged will allow the salt within to lose its saltiness. I'm not sure what's clogging it. I think it is this overwhelming feeling of sadness. Now if I could just figure out how to get rid of the gunk of this emotional state so the salt will flow freely.

    The place to start is the place where I should always stay ... under the shadow of His Wing. I shall let Him comfort me so I can be the encourager He created me to be.