Abide in me, the Master said, the true and living vine; My life shall be, the Master said, poured out for you,as wine. His body to the cross he gave, His blood he freely shed, who came in love to seek and save, For so the Master said. Believe in me, the Master said, for I have called you friends, and yours shall be, the Master said, The life that never ends. And so, with sin and sorrow past, When death itself is dead, The Lord shall raise us up at last, For so the Master said. (fr. Magnificat 4-23-2008)