Sunday Scripture: Reflection for April 28, 2024

Sunday Scripture: Reflection for April 28, 2024

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Scripture ​Reflection: April 28, 2024 - Fifth Sunday of Easter
 
John 15:1-8
 
Jesus used many metaphors from nature in His teachings. In today’s Gospel, St. John recalls Jesus’s teaching His disciples that “I am the vine, you are the branches.” Remaining connected to the vine and being pruned to bear fruit would have been easily understood by the agrarian communities of the time. This gospel passage reminded me of Psalm 1 from the Old Testament, which also used nature imagery. The basic message is simple: remain connected to God to prosper and bear fruit. 
 
Reflection on Psalm 1, verse 3
He is like a tree
planted near running water
That yields its fruit in due season,
and whose leaves never fade.
 
Lord, plant me like a tree
near your Living Water
that I may prosper and grow strong.
 
As a tree grows green and leafy,
budding forth with the promise of fruit,
grow me in faith and love and fruitfulness.
 
Prune my errant branches, 
fertilize my soul and spirit,
let me drink of Your essence.
 
Anne Broussard
Esprit de L'ame
Lafayette, LA

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