Growing things - Stories of the Kingdom; Geoff Mumley (Matt. 13:31-33)

Think.
Let it sink
in.

Ears.
Let them hear
clear.

It's like this...
or
like this...
Words to widen
the window
on the world.

Why these words?
"mustard seeds"
"birds in trees"?

Kingdoms
as giant topiary,
roots splayed,
inhabited by flocks,
familiar iconography
to listening ears.

Side-by-side,
the minuscule seed
and the monstrous tree
seem absurd
yet 
growth happens.

Yeast engenders growth,
transforming lifeless globs
into inflated puffs
ready for baking.

Hiding in the open,
the yeast of Christ
has grown 
and changed 
the world
in ways often
imperceptible 
unless you listen
and hear,
look
and see:
"life matters"
"the world is discover-able" 
"people have value
and rights"

Growth amazes.
Seeds or yeast
encased in darkness,
begin to stir,
transform,
mutate,
enlarge...
a verdant aviary;
bread for nations;
new and
abundant life.