The Parable of the Yeast

Photo of snail and hydrangea paniculata with text overlay of the reflection on Luke 13:20-21: "The kingdom, like yeast, rises and expands / In flour which a woman kneads with her hands."
โ€œThe Parable of the Yeastโ€
Luke 13:20-21 โ€œin a snailshellโ€
ยฉ๏ธ2021 Gloria M. Chang

Gospel

Luke 13:20-21

Again he said, โ€œTo 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.โ€… Read the rest