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Here's a nice Vine & Branches quote from our friend Thomas Merton (from The New Man):
"...this new life in us is an extension of Christ's own risen life. It forms and integral part of that new existence which He inaugurated when He rose from the tomb. Before He died on the Cross, the historical Christ was alone in His human and physical existence. As He Himself said, 'unless the grain of wheat fall into the ground and die, it remains alone. But if it die, it brings forth much fruit.' (John 12:25) Rising from the dead, Jesus lived no longer merely in Himself. He became the vine of which we are the branches. He extends His personality to include each one of us who are united to Him by faith."
Meaty, chewy stuff - chew the cud for a while...
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