Meeting at the Vineyard
John 15:4-5“Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.”
Tomorrow, sisters from every season of life will gather at the vineyard. Before we set foot among the vines, the Lord is already speaking — and the invitation is the same whether you’ll be standing with us or holding this moment from afar.
Jesus chose a vineyard to teach us one of the most tender truths of the Christian life: we were never meant to bear fruit on our own. The branch does not strain. It does not strive. It simply stays connected to the Vine, and life flows.
So come with open hands. Don’t rehearse what you’ll say or pre-measure what you’ll bring. Community is not the fruit — abiding is. When we remain in Him, He weaves us together, and the fruit comes in its time: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, and the sweet wine of belonging.
If you can’t join us at the vineyard tomorrow, hear this: you are still part of this branch. Wherever you are reading from, lean into Him today. Stay close. The Vinedresser is tender, and the harvest He is growing in you is good.
Father, thank You for being the True Vine. Teach me to abide — not to strive. Knit me into the community of sisters You have placed around me, and bear in us the fruit only You can grow.
Reflect
- 1.What does ‘abiding’ look like in your everyday rhythm right now?
- 2.Who is one sister you can reach out to this week to share life with?