the kingdom is like a batch of beer

Wednesday July 30th, Matthew 13: 33 He told them still another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into a large amount of flour until it worked all through the dough." I am brewing a batch of beer while I write this. In the kitchen I am cooking up the grains, boiling the wort, adding some hops and then cooling it down before I add the yeast. The yeast comes in a foil pouch with nutriment and some yeast in a small packet inside. I broke open the inside packet last night so the yeast and the nutriment could mix. Right now the packet looks like it is ready to explode. The yeast is working. After mixing it in the cooled brew, it will start working even more. By tomorrow, the water in the airlock will be just bubbling away and if you look in the glass jug, it will seem to be alive with movement. The Kingdom of heaven is like the yeast in a batch of beer, a little bit is added and before you know it, the whole batch comes alive and is transformed, and after a little clarifying and maturing, it is also very refreshing. Sometimes in humans there is a tendency to skip the clarifying and maturing part.