Clinging Vine

  Clematis vines have tendrils which cause them to cling to the fence or wall on which they grow.  I don't know what they are called, but they are extremely hard to disentangle from the fence when you want to move the vine or trim it.  In fact, when I first tried to disentangle a clematis that was growing over adjacent plants, rather than growing up the fence where I wanted it to be, the plant nearly died.  It seemed that every part of the vine I touched turned brown.  I pried those tendrils loose ever-so-gently, but still they died.

Recently I've had it in mind that we need those same types of tendrils to cling to Jesus.  We need to be hard to separate from him.  I realize that in this image Jesus is the fence and we are the vine - not quite what Jesus said about him being the vine and us being the branches.  But I think the image of the clinging vine has some merit.  

Anyway, the message is cling to Jesus, be hard to separate from him, and, as always, keep close to him in prayer.  (And I hope you enjoy the photo of the clematis vine from my backyard.) 

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