We have been studying the fruit of the Spirit. In the gospel of St. John chapter 15, we read that Jesus is the true Vine. We are the branches that are supposed to bear fruit. If you do not bear fruit, He takes the branch away and if you do bear fruit He purges the branch. This did not sound too friendly until I looked up synonyms of the word purge: Restore, cleanse, purify, heal, sanctify, amend, improve, refine, regenerate, clear, acquit, elevate, uplift, vindicate, and exon

Author: Jerry Baca Galatians 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is … Joy Joy unspeakable and full of glory. This kind of joy is top level supernatural joy from God. How do you define this kind of joy? It is indescribable but the best way I found to describe it is holy joy, glorious joy, or sanctified joy. God is our EXCEEDING JOY. Joy comes from a relationship with Jesus. Just like love has a name, joy has a name, it is JESUS. Joy is the second fruit of the Spirit spoken of in

Author: Jerry Baca Galatians 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is Love. .+- As I started typing this, our beloved mascot/pet Riot the cat, unexpectedly jumped on my lap and stabbed my leg with his back claw. I yelled in pain and said,” the fruit of the Spirit is love”, so that I remember not to kill him. I noticed that with his front paw, he added a plus sign, which is his contribution to this blog, a cross. Thank you Riot and thank you Jesus. John 3:16 For God so loved the wo