Tuesday, May 21, 2002
Tuesday, May 21, 2002
The good person out of the good treasure of the heart produces good.
And once the plant is growing, careful attention must be given to the branches if the vine is
going to produce fruit. To produce as much fruit as possible the branches have to be pruned,
which involves more than just trimming around the branches. If you've ever watched a
gardener prune a plant, you might think that the gardener has cut too much off the plant and
killed it. But the next year the vine is thriving once again. But if a vine is never pruned it will
not produce much fruit.
Like the vine, we, too need to be pruned. We need to take stock of ourselves and ask, what
needs to be pruned in my life? What is preventing me from bearing fruit? We need to allow
the Master Gardener to prune away our excess baggage of things and meaningless pursuits.
Then we will be ready to bear fruit.
(Luke
6.43
NRSV)
Experienced gardeners know that there is a lot of work involved in planting and caring for a
garden. There's much more to a garden than throwing a few seeds on the ground and waiting
for them to grow. Careful attention and preparation must be given to the soil even before
anything is planted. The seeds must be watered on a regular basis. Weeds must be pulled.
God of all fruit, help me to bear good fruit. Amen.
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