“I am the vine and my
Father is the vine grower” (John 15: 1-8).
As the vine grower, God cuts off dead branches—that in us that is not
bearing fruit or that which impedes our growth in love, truth, compassion,
forgiveness of self and others and interior
freedom. God also prunes “branches” that would interfere with the ability
within us to function at our highest human potential, becoming one with Christ,
being transformed by Christ in all that we do and say, so that we genuinely follow
Christ’s way of relating to those who
are downtrodden, oppressed, treated unjustly and/or are scorned by society for
any reason. We are “pruned” so that we become the men and
women God intends us to become, that is, persons through whom God’s glory
shines, God’s wisdom is known, and God’s love is nurtured.
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