May we bear an abundance of fruit!
Jesus uses the grape vine to help us understand our place in the world as His Disciples. We read in the Gospel of St. John,
“Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me.”
John 15:4 RSV-CE
Abiding is key for our relationship to Jesus and to the world. In this relationship we make Jesus present in us, in our places of school or work, in our activities of entertainment and in everything we do. In keeping this relationship constant we make the miracles we need, and our world needs! We will bear much fruit!
However, if we sever this relationship, we are dead as representative of Jesus. We are not able to produce the fruit that the world most desperately needs.
Choose to be fruitful!
This means staying in the Word! This means living the Word, the Bible and letting it convict us!
Allow ourselves to be pruned by the words of Jesus!
We may not be able to change the world, but Jesus is able to change the world if we remain true Disciples of Jesus!
Pax. The Hermit of Peace.
Hermitage of Peace 