Ephesians 5:21-33 / Luke 13:18-21
It is just simply amazing how Jesus used the often taken-for-granted things of nature and everyday life to explain the mystery of the Kingdom of God.
In today's gospel, He used a mustard seed and yeast to let His listeners reflect deeper about the wonder of what God has created.
Indeed we take so many things for granted that we have become dulled to wonder and mystery.
But it is in the ordinary things of life that we can see the wonder and the mystery of the Kingdom of God.
Similarly, the 1st reading tells us that marriage is not just a social institution but it is a reflection of the love relationship of Christ and His Church.
Married couples have to look deeply at their marriage and at themselves to see that the Kingdom of God is in them and they must grow and bear fruits of the Kingdom.
We too have to look deeply at ourselves and see that the Kingdom of God is within us and urging us to grow.
May we not take anything for granted. May we also not take ourselves for granted. May we also not take God for granted.