We Bear Fruit

By Linda Furtado and Safiyah Fosua

A Vineyard Call to Worship

(For John 15:1-8)
(Safiyah Fosua)

God is the True Vine,

And we are the branches.

Connected to God.

Connected to bear fruit!

Connected to God.

Or we wither away.

Connected to God.

Or useless!

We come to worship God, who is the True Vine.

God, teach us how to remain connected so that we might bear good fruit!

Woven

(Linda Furtado)

Words for centering prayer and reflection about the great “I Am.”
Suitable for use with this passage about the vine and the branches
Begs for a musical setting.

I Am, woven.
Woven through the earth.
Woven through your veins.
Woven through the Son.
The one who bore our pains.

Woven through existence.
In minds, in sweet remembrance.
In future and in an instant.
I Am, never distant

I Am, Peace.
When feelings overwhelm you
And disappointments tell you
That you are less in value.

I Am, Hope.
When all you know is sadness
And talking makes you nervous
And your mind does you a disservice.

I Am, Trust.
I never leave you wanting.
I satisfy your longing
I carry you beyond your limits
Onward to a new existence.

I Am, woven.
Woven through the earth.
Woven through your veins.
Woven through the Son.
The one who bore our pains.

Woven through existence.
In minds, in sweet remembrance.
In future and in an instant.
I Am, never distant

2 Corinthians 13:14
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with you all.