Let me stretch this theme a little longer. There's nothing like a good stretch as we reach out anew to God every morning. I've really been able to stretch my resources. As we look at our commitment to the church, we can see the places where God invites us to stretch. We each possess abilities that are exactly appropriate.
Bread becomes what it is by stretching.
Yeast does its work after someone stretches and kneads dough. The risen Jesus is the leaven in our lives. God is the baker stretching and kneading us to grow. Just as Jesus fed the 5,000 with five loaves and two fishes, the dollars and hours we give will feed this parish, our community, and the world. Whatever I have, God has given to me to use for him.