Jesus' analogy of the vine and the branches is a simple and picturesque way of stating that we must bear fruit through evangelization or else. If we do not evangelize:
Consider this last effect of not evangelizing. If we're not doing what we're supposed to do, we'll do what we're not supposed to do. If we're not minding our business, we'll mind everyone else's. If we're not fighting the devil, we'll fight each other. If we don't dispense the ration of grain, we'll abuse our fellow servants (Lk 12:42, 45). We must evangelize to win the world for Christ and to keep from losing our relationships with God and each other.
| PRAYER: | Jesus, may I try to introduce one person to You each day of the Easter season. |
| PROMISE: | They told "everyone about the conversion of the Gentiles as they went. Their story caused great joy." –Acts 15:3 |
| PRAISE: | The first thing Our Lady of Fatima did was teach the children how to pray. |
Reprinted with permission from Presentation Ministries, a lay association of the Catholic Church that focuses on evangelization and discipleship through Bible teaching, daily Mass, the charisms of the Holy Spirit, and Small Christian Community. Their ministries include:
· One Bread, One Body
· Daily Bread Radio Program
· Annual Bible Institute
· Discipleship Retreats
· Guadalupe Bible College