Lumen Gentium

The most interesting metaphor indeed is the one concerning agriculture, it is something that is used worldwide, it is what we identify the most with, mother nature produces, the seed is placed and it germinates and blossoms. That is where the food is taken so that humanity can survive. There cannot be a more important metaphor and that can be better understood even though the world is industrialized. The raw material is obtained from the land. We all have clear in our minds that land provides life, that the land provides us with food. What better thing can we compare Christ with, if its not land, agriculture, life; He is the grapevine and the branches that are linked to Him will accomplish life. …