I am the vine, you are the branches.
Those who abide in me and I in them bear much fruit;
apart from me you can do nothing.
—John 15.5
Christ, you are the vine.
We are your branches.
We are all part of one another.
I am rooted in you,
your life flowing through me.
In you I flourish.
It is not by my talent or capacity,
but your love in me, by which I bear fruit.
When I am wounded your life renews me.
When I am weak other branches sustain me.
When I lose my way your hold on me restores me.
Your Spirit bears fruit in me, and I offer it to the world.
Prune in me what does not bear fruit,
and nourish what does, by your grace.
You, the thriving vine,
I your love-bearing branch.
P.S. Here’s Vine and Branches set for congregational singing.
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Steve Garnaas-Holmes
Unfolding Light
www.unfoldinglight.net
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