I worked in a bakery long ago. The baker would break up a solid block of yeast into small crumbs. Next he painstakingly kneaded the crumbs of yeast all throughout the batch of dough. Then he set aside the dough on the baking table for a while "until the whole mass of dough began to rise" (Lk 13:21). It was amazing to watch such small crumbs of yeast cause the dough to rise so much. "A little yeast can affect the entire dough" (Gal 5:9).
Jesus told us to be on guard about what we allow to influence our lives (Mk 8:15). The secular culture constantly sprinkles its crumbs of yeast into our lives, such as:
Jesus says: "Be on your guard" (Mk 8:15). "Do you not know that a little yeast has its effect all through the dough? Get rid of the old yeast to make of yourselves fresh dough" (1 Cor 5:6-7). Let the unleavened bread of the Holy Eucharist be your bread. Receive the Eucharist frequently, even daily if possible. Toss out the yeast of the world. Let the Eucharist raise you up.
| PRAYER: | Father, open my eyes so I may see how the world is trying to lead me away from You. |
| PROMISE: | "The Lord is enthroned as King forever." –Ps 29:10 |
| PRAISE: | As Jean went to daily Mass more often, her desire for the Eucharist grew and grew. |
Reprinted with permission from Presentation Ministries, a lay association of the Catholic Church that focuses on evangelization and discipleship through Bible teaching, daily Mass, the charisms of the Holy Spirit, and Small Christian Community. Their ministries include:
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