Faith, Folklore, and Friends

How blessed is the person,      who does not take the advice of the wicked, who does not stand on the path with sinners,      and who does not sit in the seat of mockers. 2  But he delights in the  Lord ’s instruction,      and meditates in his instruction   day and night. 3  He will be like a tree planted by streams of water,       yielding its fruit in its season,          and whose leaf does not wither. He will prosper in everything he does. ~Psalm 1:1-3

  I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.     If you do not remain in me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned. If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples. ~Jesus, in John 15:5-8