John 15 opens as Jesus and his disciples leave the Upper room. In the parable of the grapevine, Jesus tells this simple yet profound connection between a grapevine and the fruit it bears to our Christian life. A grapevine never consumes it own fruit, as our Christian ministry should also never be for ourselves but for the benefit of others.
Our world is filled with so much going on, many are looking for somewhere or someone to turn to, a safe place, a refuge....