I Am the True Vine (John 15, Ezekiel 15) | Orthodox Cross with Grape Vine | Photocopy Effect | Orthodox Christian Jean JacketI Am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit. John 15: 1 2 +++ Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Son of man, how is the wood of the vine better than any other wood, the vine branch which is among the trees of the forest? Is wood taken from it to make any object? Or can men make a peg from it to hang

on the other hand

they say to one another: “It is right

Christ in me

- St Ephraim the Syrian

And war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought with the dragon

rash worker

the pre-eternal God

and pastors convince

following the scriptures

for that day to surprise you like a thief

and behold

+ St Paisios the Athonite