Ddifferent Compartments

A Verse or two

[Jesus] told them another parable: 'The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed in with three measures of flour until all of it was leavened.' Matthew 13:33 (NRSV)

Spiritual Walk and Musings: different compartments 

Our lives seem to have many different compartments. Some of these compartments we freely let God into and other aspects we keep God out wanting self to rein. But for bread to be as it should be – the yeast needs to work throughout the whole loaf. And so it fits that for us to be as we should be, we need to allow God permission to rein in all the compartments of our lives. And then, as a few grains of yeast work their way through an entire batch of dough, slowly transforming it, changing it, so we allow our faith in God to permeate our whole lives. Letting God change the way we live, how we shop, the way we prioritise, the way we treat our enemies, how we treat our loved ones, how we treat ourselves, the way we think about the whole world (including our attitudes towards places like Haiti – both pre and post earthquake) and so on and so on.

Let us all allow the kingdom of God to flow through every part of our lives – public, private, work and play.

God Bless
Jon.

To Ponder and Pray: Some stories to ponder on:

This week why not spend time reading some of Jesus’ words on what the Kingdom of God is like:

The Mustard Seed Mt 13:31-32
The Yeast Mt 13: 33
The Hidden Treasure Mt 13:44  
The Pearl Mt 13: 45-46
The Dragnet Mt 13:47-50
The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant MT 18:23-35
The Labourers in the Vineyard Mt 20:1-16