15约翰十五章和罗马十一章都给了我们一个原则:我们不是树,而是枝子。此外,我们不是单独的枝子,而是许多枝子中的一根。我们需要基督这树同其根的肥汁,我们也需要同作枝子的人。我们各人仅是众枝子中的一根,枝子配搭起来才成为身体。这给我们看见,我们需要基督,也需要召会。我们需要根,也需要其他枝子。……因此,我们都需要学习祷读主话。借着祷读,我们就享受基督的肥汁,并与其他枝子有正确且合式的配搭。这样,我们就能享受身体生活。我们会享受那在基督和召会中神格的丰满,并出产两种果子,好产出油和酒。这是神的定旨(李文集一九六八年第一册,六四至六九页)。
15Both John 15 and Romans 11 give us one principle: we are not trees but branches. Furthermore, we are not a single branch but one of many branches. We need Christ as the tree with the fatness of its root, and we also need our fellow branches. Each of us is only one of the branches, and the branches coordinated together become the Body. This shows that we need Christ, and we also need the church. We need the root, and we need the other branches... Therefore, we all need to learn to pray-read the Word. By pray-reading we will enjoy Christ as the fatness, and we will be properly and adequately coordinated with the other branches. Then we will be able to enjoy the Body life. We will enjoy the fullness of the Godhead in Christ and in the church, and we will produce two kinds of fruit to yield oil and wine. This is God’s purpose. (CWWL, 1968, vol. 1, pp. 52-56)