Lent Meditations
40 Days in the Vineyard
Day 15: You are the branches
The branches are not the vine. Branches serve a completely different, although integrated, function. First, and perhaps most clearly evident, the branches are where fruitfulness happens. Without branches, there would be no fruit on the vine.
Day 32: So that you might go and bear fruit, fruit that will last
Vineyards exist for one purpose: fruit. But the grapes cannot just be left on the vine. Some grapes are dried and become raisins. Some grapes are fermented and turned into wine, which will allow the fruit to last for quite some time!