Fr. Kevin's Cluttered Desk
April 28, 2024
I am the vine and you are the branches has an entirely new meaning in our world today. Think of it this way, the internet is the vine, and your cell phone is the branch connected to the vine. If you are not connected, then you are in deep trouble. If your connection is not strong, something might get dropped. If your reception/connection drops, where does that leave you? And then there is the part about does your connection take you to the “correct” spot. Jesus is the vine that connects all of us to God the Father. Jesus is the vine that feeds us and nourishes us so that we might grow and mature as God’s holy children. And just like the branches on a vine, we need to be pruned (Confession), fed (Eucharist) and empowered (Confirmation) and for some grafted (Marriage) onto other branches. St. John tells us, the way to stay attached to the vine is by loving God and neighbour and keeping God’s commandments. But just as important and maybe even more is our reception of the Eucharist. In our world today how many people would like to live without their internet connection? Could they survive? Yes, I am sure they could, but would they respond to things in a timely manner, would they be able to stay connected to family and friends? One might want to try going with no internet for a day or two and see how that works. No credit or debit card, you would have to pay cash, no emails, no texting, no looking things up on your phone or computer or iPad, no social media, and for some no TV or security checking your house or doorbell. Now the reality is people would survive but maybe not as comfortably. In the same way people do appear to survive without Jesus in their lives but how well do they survive after death?
Peace Fr. Kevin
Peace Fr. Kevin
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