Good Yeast

Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and the yeast of Herod.
Mk.8:15

Jesus warns of the negative influences that can have a bad effect on how we live. Bad yeast... bad loaf.

When I think of "bad yeast" in my life I remember the 60s and 70s era in which I was raised. The "do what you like" culture of sex, drugs and rock n roll took its toll on me and others with whom I lived.  

However, there was good yeast among the bad. I remember a wonderful Catholic lady who sat on the back step and patiently listened to the unbelievable babblings of an unbelievable teenager. She later became my mother-in-law. Her witness continues to influence me.

Jesus, help me be good yeast to those I meet today, especially the young.