Mark 8:14-21
Now the disciples had forgotten to bring any bread; and they
had only one loaf with them in the boat. And Jesus cautioned them, saying,
‘Watch out—beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and the yeast of Herod.’ They
said to one another, ‘It is because we have no bread.’ And becoming aware of
it, Jesus said to them, ‘Why are you talking about having no bread? Do you
still not perceive or understand? Are your hearts hardened? Do you have eyes,
and fail to see? Do you have ears, and fail to hear? And do you not remember?
When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of
broken pieces did you collect?’ They said to him, ‘Twelve.’ ‘And the seven for
the four thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you collect?’ And
they said to him, ‘Seven.’ Then he said to them, ‘Do you not yet understand?’
Reflection:
Have I been affected by the yeast of the Pharisees and of
Herod?
What kind of the yeast that Jesus asks me to become?