Let Me Be Leaven
Matthew 13:33
He told them another parable.
"The kingdom of heaven is like leaven which a woman took and hid in three measures of flour,
till it was all leavened."
Lord, let me be leaven.
When I am unseen, unheard, unknown in my community: Let me be leaven.
Let the full spectrum of me be present, if undetected, exactly as I am: stimming or still, restless or recollected, vocal or silent, vibrant or subdued, needy or fulfilled.
Hide me deep within surrounding measures of activities and committees and busyness and social gatherings. May my presence permeate and thrive within the community, even when it is not perceptible.
Take into Your Loving Hands my yearning to belong, my desire to serve, the gifts I would share if given the opportunity – and rest them safely beneath the warmth of Your gaze, to rise and expand and thrive in the time You appoint.
Lord, hide me in the places You need me to be, and let me be leaven,
wherever You lead me.
Amen.