Fruit

Robert Louis Stevenson once said, “I cannot hear what you say for listening to what you are.” Actions my friends, speak louder than words. Just as a healthy tree is known by the good fruit it bears, the reality of our practice is known by the “fruit” we bear in our lives. Our speech, actions, and lifestyle represent the “fruits” of our practice. They are the external and essential evidence of our understanding and practice (or lack of it).

In our homes, neighborhood, and workplace, what fruit do people see in our lives? Do they see a rich harvest of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control? Or do they see someone who is hungry from lack of fruit?