MY daily reflection and prayer:
Wednesday , April 27, 2016
Fifth Week of Easter
Dear my friends,
Here is the Gospel for us today according to St. John 15: 1-8
Jesus said to his disciples: “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vine grower. He takes away every branch in me that does not bear fruit, and everyone that does he prunes so that it bears more fruit. You are already pruned because of the word that I spoke to you. Remain in me, as I remain in you. Just as a branch cannot bear fruit on its own unless it remains on the vine, so neither can you unless you remain in me. I am the vine, you are the branches. Whoever remains in me and I in him will bear much fruit, because without me you can do nothing. Anyone who does not I am the vine, you are the branches. Whoever remains in me and I in him will bear much fruit, because without me you can do nothing. will be thrown out like a branch and wither; people will gather them and throw them into a fire and they will be burned. If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask for whatever you want and it will be done for you. By this is my Father glorified, that you bear much fruit and become my disciples.”
This is the Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ.
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JESUS Christ says, “I am the vine, you are the branches. Whoever remains in me and I in him will bear much fruit, because without me you can do nothing.”
With this word, Jesus Christ wants to emphasize that if we separate ourselves from him, the vine, and invest our energies in something else, we know what is going to happen. We will produce no fruit.
Truly, this is my experience; it has already happened. There is no way I can bear fruit if I am separated from Jesus Christ, the vine.
Of course, we want to produce abundant fruit. We want to help bring about a change in this world. We know that only united to Jesus Chrust, the vine, can we bear lasting fruits for Christ’s Kingdom.
In the Perpetual Adoration of the Eucharist, while worshipping Jesus Christ, we are remaining in him and we will bear much fruit. This is the way we will glorify the Father.
Let’s pray: Lord Jesus Christ, help us to cling to the vine. Help us to strengthen that bond of unity. Help our faith and love for you grow, for you are our all. Without you we are nothing. May we always be remaining in you now and forever. Amen.
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