Why did he say … he is the true Vine? (6)

Each branch
that’s linked and connected
– nourishment flows,
preserved and protected,
fruitfully grows
– pruned to get strong,
remain and live long,
eternally part of the Vine,
receiving divine
life from the Lord,
heeding his Word.

Though some may appear
a part of the Vine,
they show no divine
fruit, and don’t pray,
they are but dead wood,
receiving no food,
unattached, fall away,
no life from the Lord –
no love for his Word.
John 15:1-8