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Share your faith – Join our Online Discussion! Build up others with your thoughts on our Sunday meditation. Three questions will be offered for reflection and discussion each week. Please pray through the questions and share your insights or what the Lord spoke to you in the comments area provided. Your words will inspire others in The Word Among Us community and encourage us all.
Whoever remains in me and I in him will bear much fruit. (John 15:5)
Have you ever seen a wild grapevine? Left to itself, the plant rambles through underbrush and clings to everything in its path. It wraps itself around rocks, brush, and trees. It produces small, usually bitter fruit. A well-tended vine—something found on the slopes of wine country in France, Italy, or California—is another story entirely. It is tall, sturdy, and productive. Thanks to careful pruning, it yields large clusters of healthy, sweet-tasting grapes.
Speaking to people who were well acquainted with wild and cultivated plants, Jesus conveyed an important spiritual truth. God our Father is the master cultivator. Wanting the best for his people, he enables each one to tap into the source of true life—into an intimate, abiding relationship with his Son. Maintain…
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