Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Today’s Scripture selections emphasize the need for Christians to abide in Christ just like the branch is necessarily united to the vine in order to be alive and to bear fruit. God loves all but there are still people who refuse to enter into God’s love. The Gospel reminds us that there must be something to show in our lives.

Jesus is with us always; but to have a relationship with Him, we need to be united with Him through our daily prayers, keeping his word and his commandments and loving our neighbor.  When we strive to do this, we are united to the vine, then we are strong, we can serve the Lord through loving and caring for others. We can draw others to Him. We can bear fruit.

May God bless us all!

Fr. Joe