Like Yeast

“To what shall I compare the Kingdom of God?

It is like yeast that a woman took

and mixed in with three measures of wheat flour

until the whole batch of dough was leavened.” 

Luke 13:18-21

Pope Francis in his pastoral letter,

the EVANGELII GAUDIUM,

exhorts all of us, not just the clergy,

to be "in a permanent state of mission."

That wherever we are,

in our places of work, in our school,

our neighborhoods, our organizations,

we should be able, like yeast in dough, to permeate

and affect every environment we are in.

When my mother was alive, she would spend

her Sunday mornings speaking to students

who wanted to interview her about our business

for their school requirements.

After they finished with their questions,

she would say, "Now it's my turn."

She would ask what they believed in, 

and she would tell them about 

God and His good news for all of us.

She would talk about God, not only to students,

but to our suppliers, to BIR examiners, 

to anyone she just met! 

When I was young, I would roll my eyes

and think, "Here we go again!"

Now I realize she was merely doing what 

Jesus commanded us to do!

Pope Francis is a good example of 

someone who is permanently on mission.

He calls random people up,

he goes out at night incognito to

feed the hungry,

he joins the Vatican employees for a meal

in their canteen.

So should we too be more creative

in thinking of ways to permeate the world

with God's goodness and faithfulness!!!