Matthew 8:1-4

Matthew 8:1-4 
English Standard Version (ESV) 

  Vacations are great because they're a chance to relax, but so often you have to deal with the reality of coming home.  This may mean coming back to a sink of dirty dishes, or perhaps it's just the reality of standing outside waiting for the airport shuttle in shorts when it is 30 degrees and you forgot to pack a pair of pants.  Reality can hit pretty hard.
  The same is true of faith.  Our mountaintop experiences of faith are wonderful, but at some point, you have to come down off the mountain.  Sunday morning worship is wonderful, but you have to leave the church and go out into the world.
  We need to ensure that our mountaintop and worship experiences are meant to prepare us for everyday life and service.  Our faith should help us be salt and light for the world -- they strengthen and encourage us.  They help us take time and listen for how God wants us to act in the world.  They should help us cultivate kindness and selfless love, so that when we interact with the world, we are inviting them into our worship and mountaintop experiences, so they, too, can taste and see that the Lord is good.