remain in me

“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.” (JN 15: 4-5)

Our Lord reminds us that “whoever remains in me and I in him will bear much fruit.” Our evangelization is based not on action firstly, but on relationship. Whoever remains in Him is like a branch connected with a vine, “because without Him we can do nothing.” He is our Creator and Redeemer; He chose us and sent us to bring fruits, and only those who remain “in Him will bear much fruit.” 

“Remain in me, as I remain in you, says the Lord; whoever remains in me will bear much fruit.” (Gospel Acclamation)