That He hadn't done?

As Jesus slowly walked,

And calmly talked

With His disciples

As they wend their way,

The moonlight,

Shone like a spotlight,

On a fruitful vine

Beside the garden gate.

And this,

Is what it prompted Him

To say.

"I am the vine,

Ye are the branches:

He that abideth

In me,

And I in him,

The same

Bringeth forth

Much fruit:

For without me

Ye can do nothing.

If a man

Abide not in me,

He is cast forth

As a branch,

And is withered;

And men gather them,

And cast them

Into the fire,

And they are burned."John 15:5-6

And then

For added emphasis

He added,

"Herein

Is my Father glorified,

That ye bear much fruit;

So shall ye be

My disciples."John 15:8

"That ye bear much fruit,"

It still resounds today!

But how can we be

More productive vines,

Or fruitful trees

From day to day?

For in the Sermon on the Mount,

The Savior also spoke

Of bearing fruit this way,

Saying,

"Even so