Lore says that the “Nine Ladies Dancing” represent the fruit of the Holy Spirit – Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, and Self-Control.

It is our duty to bear fruit. Jesus tells us in John 15:8, “This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.” As disciples of Christ, we are called to bear the fruit of the gospel. But what does this fruit look like? It is characterized by these traits – Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, and Self-Control.

What’s interesting about fruit is that any particular plant can only produce one fruit. The fruit of the Spirit is the same way. There are not nine different fruits with each of us producing each of them in varying number. Rather there is one fruit, and when it is healthy and ripe it carries with it nine qualities.

The life that we live should show the fruit of our connection with the vine of Christ. How we live should be characterized by the attributes of mature faith in how we share our lives with others. The fruit is not made for us to eat, but for us to share. It is the fruit that God produces in us that helps us nourish each other and show others what it is to be in love with the eternal Son of God.