May 6, 2012 - The Fifth Sunday of Easter

"Just as a branch cannot bear fruit on it's own, unless it remains on the vine, so neither can you unless you remain in me."
Gospel reading - John 15:1-8
Before you begin knitting, look at your needles, your yarn, your stitches....think of the needles as God's hands, strong and comforting, guiding  your hands... together  you are creating a vine that branches out into something beautiful. Without God's hands holding yours while you are knitting your shawls, they are just threads woven together without purpose.