Tuesday Tidbit: Let your memoir be full of grace and seasoned with salt

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Is writing your memoir a ministry rather than a hobby? I hope so! (Be sure to read our earlier post, Do you think of yourself as an ordained writer?)

With that in mind, the Bible tells us to let our words be full of grace, seasoned with salt.

What does it mean for memoirists to use words that are seasoned with salt?

Salt purifies and preserves. In Bible times, because people didn’t have refrigerators, they used salt to keep their food from spoiling. Salt prevents rotting and waste.

Salt also adds flavor and makes food tasty but, even more important, it’s a necessary part of a healthy diet.

Think about writing your memoir while reading the following:

“Salt has little influence when sitting in a salt shaker,” writes The Sermon Writer’s Biblical Commentary.

“However, it is of great value once it is mixed, in the right proportions, in our food. When it is sprinkled on food—or, better yet, cooked into food—it transforms the food. . . .

“Salt then is a perfect metaphor for the people of God: We have the responsibility to transform the environment in which we find ourselves, just as salt transforms food.

“We are often few in number, but it is no matter. Just as a few grains of salt can make a big difference in food, so also a few faithful Christians can make a big difference in the world.” (from The Sermon Writer’s Biblical Commentary)

God can use your memoir

to do for your readers what salt does:

Your memoir can purify, preserve,

prevent wasted lives, add welcome flavor to life,

and keep your readers well-nourished and healthy.

In what specific ways can you write a memoir

full of grace, seasoned with salt?

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There you have it, your Tuesday Tidbit.