We will be always searching for meaning. And we will have a difficult time raising a family. You see, the image Jesus used of the vine and the branch is very, very powerful. When you and I are connected to Jesus by God's gift of faith, we too, are then connected to our Lord, our Creator, and our Savior from sin. Through this connection we receive all blessings that Jesus wants to give us.
Gasoline comes into our car through a hose.
Spiritual food comes to us through God's means of His Word and His life Sacrament. And so also, God's gifts of repentance, and His gift of forgiveness and life, come to us through the means, or the pipeline, of His Holy Word. Now, in a secular sense, what I've just said may seem foolish and even ridiculous. Food strengthens our body. The Word of God creates and strengthens our faith.