Today's Meditation: John 15:1-8
He takes away every branch in me that does not bear fruit, and everyone that does he prunes so that it bears more fruit. (John 15:2)
In today’s Gospel, Jesus speaks of his Father as a vine grower who does the careful work of pruning. Scripture scholars have noted that in the language Jesus used in this passage, the word for “prune” also implies a cleansing—and this was… More »
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