Take several moments of quiet. Take a few slow, deep breaths, and as you do so, allow God's presence to fill you.
Matthew 13:33
He spoke to them another parable. "The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed with three measures of wheat flour until the whole batch was leavened."
The Kingdom of God is much more than we can ever grasp. Jesus spoke in parables or stories in order that his listeners, including us today, might better understand. This parable is one of a series of parables found in Matthew's Gospel on the Kingdom of God. Those who heard Jesus would have known that "three measures of wheat flour," made an enormous batch of bread, enough to feed a hundred people. The kingdom may appear to be small, like the yeast, but in reality it is an astonishing power encompassing all of life.
What small thing has someone done for me that has made a big impact in my life?
How am I being invited to make a difference in someone's life?
(Pray, using these words or those of your own.)
Loving Father, help me to notice the situations in my life that cry out for me to serve your kingdom and make a difference in the world.
Amen.