"I am the true vine, and God is the vinegrower. Every branch in me that bears no fruit is removed. Every branch that bears fruit is pruned to make it bear more fruit. You have already been cleansed by the word that I have spoken to you.
Abide in me as I abide in you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit by itself unless it abides in the vine, neither can you unless you abide in me. I am the vine, you are the branches. Those who abide in me and I in them bear much fruit, because apart from me you can do nothing....If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask for whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. God is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit and become my disciples.
As God has loved me, so I have loved you; abide in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept God's commandments and abide in God's love. I have said these things to you so that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be complete.
John 15:1-5, 7-11
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I am so sorry this was so late, folks...it is still Monday on the West Coast at least. Getting back from AAR threw me off completely and then the night was chaos.
I think I've posted this passage before but it's what I needed today--Nicholas flipped out again. The good part was that Matt and I ended up snuggled on the couch supporting each other through it, *and* that we realized this is so bad it can't possibly be our fault and surely brain chemistry has to be involved. So we are changing our search and prayer request from a really good psychologist to a really good psychiatrist and a good diagnosis and treament plan for him that he will buy into. And, for me, ongoing healing of the father issues that trigger me and hook me into his stuff, and guidance about helpers and modalities for doing that....I suppose there is a gift in this if it keeps me on that healing track (gotta be a pony in there somewhere :-) as they say ). But it's not feeling like a very welcome one right now, and I'm pretty annoyed at God for letting me go through it on both counts.
Thanks so much, my sisters.
praying for you and your family, ml
praying...(ML and family)
OK, my prayers are with you and yours. I understand how difficult a journey this can be.
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