Gospel: John
15:1-8
Jesus
said to his disciples: “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vine grower. He
takes away every branch in me that does not bear fruit, and everyone that does
he prunes so that it bears more fruit. You are already pruned because of the
word that I spoke to you. Remain in me, as I remain in you. Just as a branch
cannot bear fruit on its own unless it remains on the vine, so neither can you
unless you remain in me. I am the vine, you are the branches. Whoever remains
in me and I in him will bear much fruit, because without me you can do nothing.
Anyone who does not remain in me will be thrown out like a branch and wither; people
will gather them and throw them into a fire and they will be burned. If you
remain in me and my words remain in you, ask for whatever you want and it will
be done for you. By this is my Father glorified, that you bear much fruit and
become my disciples.”
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Reflection:
How does
it feel without connection to the internet? It seems that something important
in our lives is lacking. We cannot function properly most especially if our job
is reliant on the internet, say for example medical transcription or a call
center related job.
Somehow
our lives now is associated with the internet be it wifi or cable based
internet connection. When we are outside of our respective houses our smart
phones are ever ready to find wifi connection. We look for it because we need
or we want to be connected.
How about
our desire to be connected with Jesus and God? Do we always seek a connection
with Jesus and God? Is our desire for Jesus and God as intense as our desire
for a wifi or internet connection?
In our
gospel for this Wednesday Jesus tells us that He is the vine and we are the
branches (John 15:5) and as such we must always be connected with Him and God. Life
without connection with God is meaningless, even if we have all the material
wealth and power it’s still meaningless without God!
If only
we would always desire connection with God more than we desire wifi or internet
connection. If only we would invest more time with God as much as we invest
time connected in the internet. Let us therefore always seek connection with
God through our prayers, presence at Holy Mass. And by reading and reflecting upon
His life transforming worlds in the bible.
The best
is yet to come for us if we would seek a permanent connection with our vine and
our vine grower no other than Jesus and God. – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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