Fifth Week of Easter

“Abide in me, as I abide in you.” Jn. 15:6.

Jesus offers us an example of the degree of the bond that He establishes with us, making us sharers in his life: the vine and the branches. This is a participation that is neither “automatic” nor passive. It puts our freedom at stake, and “provokes” us to enter into a dynamism that moves around two keys: “bearing fruit” and “remaining”. Today we can say that, by abiding in Him, by being united to the “vine”, we are allowed to discover the profound meaning of life. This awakens the deep desire to produce “fruits” wherever we are…