Lord My Chef Daily Recipe for Soul by Fr. Nicanor F. Lalog II
Wednesday in the Fifth Week of Easter, 21 May 2025
Acts 15:1-6 <*((((>< + ><))))*> John 15:1-8
Let me abide in you,
Lord Jesus for you are
the true vine and we are
your branches,
having life and sustenance
only in you and through you;
Let me remain in you
like the branches of the vine
so I may remain fruitful,
not just successful that is based
only on my efforts that are never
good enough;
Let me abide with you,
Lord especially when no one
else can truly be relied on
for you alone remains unchanged
in love and mercy.
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… 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” (John 15:1-2, 4).
There are so many things in me
that need to be pruned and removed
especially those blocking my
growth in you as a person
and a disciple; so many parts
of my life need your nourishing
presence Lord like my temper
and anxieties that make me
hurt many people around me;
prune me of my old vices and
new ones that I have acquired
that prevent me from totally
giving myself to you in prayer
and charity; cleanse my heart
and my mind to see the other
"branches" that link me to you
our true vine like the Apostles
and the presbyters in the early
Church (Acts 15:6) by being open
to meet with others and discuss
the many issues that divide
and separate us from each other
by focusing alone in you dear Jesus.
Amen.
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