To abide in Jesus is to be attached to him in such a way that life would seem impossible without him. . . . To be detached from Jesus is to live a shadow life that has no real meaning and that benefits no one in a permanent way. . . .For Abiding in Jesus means living in his love which, being radically unselfish, reaches out to embrace all who are more needy than oneself.
Demetrius Dumm, OSB
A Mystical Portrait of Jesus, p. 58.
