What Does God Need to Prune in Your Life? | Rise Up Day 78

Faithful & Authentic: The All Saints Parish Podcast · May 6, 2026 · 3m

What pruning does God want to do in your life?

Jesus says:

“Every branch that bears fruit He prunes so that it will bear more fruit.”

In today’s Rise Up reflection, Fr. Jonathan Meyer challenges us to honestly ask:

➡️ What in my life is not bearing fruit?

➡️ What habits need to be removed?

➡️ What relationships or distractions are keeping me from holiness?

But there’s another side to pruning…

Sometimes even the good things in our lives need purification so they can bear even more fruit.

Pruning can be painful.

Growth can be difficult.

But God desires life and fruitfulness for you.

Today, take…