# with a Purpose

"With a purpose"

 Mt 13:31-35

Jesus proposed a parable to the crowds. "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a person took and sowed in a field.
It is the smallest of all the seeds, yet when full-grown it is the largest of plants. It becomes a large bush, and the 'birds of the sky come and dwell in its branches.'"
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."
All these things Jesus spoke to the crowds in parables. He spoke to them only in parables, to fulfill what had been said through the prophet: "I will open my mouth in parables, I will announce what has lain hidden from the foundation of the world."

Reflection

    Our Gospels starting last week and few weeks ago is always presenting a parable. Parables are stories given by Jesus Christ with hidden meaning. But they are revealed in a very special way to people who want to understand and who always seek for the kingdom of God. Just like our Gospel today it talks about the mustard seed and the yeast. The mustard seed though very small or even the smallest seed we know can grow very big. That is compared to our faith, that is planted to us though small yet we take care of it so that it will grow like a mustard tree. Our faith is like a relationship that needs caring and loving as we love our sower (God). Just like the big mustard tree they serve with a purpose to the birds where they "dwell in its branches". May we realized that later on, in our life we can serve with a purpose to other if they need somebody or someone to lean on.

    "Heaven is like a yeast". Here we can see the purpose of the yeast as leavening to have a big dough of bread. May our faith in God increase also by his yeast of love and mercy. The purpose of yeast is to add up and so our God is always adding blessings and graces to us, but, sometimes we fail to recognize. May he always direct us and may we also cooperate with the grace of God for a good purpose.

      With a purpose, for we grow with others and for others.