John 15:1-15: “This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. You are my friends if you do what I command you." | Jesus’ metaphor of the vine and branches helps us to see the connective tissue that is prayer. We are connected to Jesus who connects us to others. Prayer connects us to the Holy One beyond us.