"The Lord can undo in a moment of time," Ed points out from the miracle of the bent over woman, "years of bondage." The real message is not to try to be upright by works but to let the Lord touch you. The next two parables the mustard seed the leaven illustrate how the kingdom of God works. Though leaven is often a picture of sin and corruption, in its context here is a symbol of the Holy Spirit that keeps on working through the whole "lump of dough" until it's completely transformed.
