Countless people experience their existence as dull, boring, stagnant, and routine. They lack vitality, a deep desire to be alive. For them, every day is just another day, often filled with many things to do, but seldom offering profound human satisfaction. This is the experience of living without bearing fruit. But fortunately, some men and women have a deep sense of their value - precisely because they are in touch with the life-giving quality of their existence. Their joy brings forth joy, and their peace brings forth peace. They make us aware of the holy contagiousness of all that lives. (Henri Nouwen)
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John 15:4–6 (ESV)
4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. 5 I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. 6 If anyone does not abide in me, he is thrown away like a branch and withers; and the branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned.
Lord, I don't want to just exist in this world
I want to live experiencing the abundant life that you came to give me.
I want to live a life of joy and peace that is contagious and overflows to bless others.
So help me, Lord, to live each day abiding in you so that I may experience the fullness of life you have given me.
In Your Name, Jesus, I pray
So help me, Lord, to live each day abiding in you so that I may experience the fullness of life you have given me.
In Your Name, Jesus, I pray
Amen
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