A United Methodist pastor’s surreal sermon asserts even a fruitless fig tree is already enough, surprising both congregation and fig trees alike. The United Methodist pastor turns a biblical metaphor into a declaration of spiritual adequacy.

Peeling back the layers of the United Methodist pastor’s fruitless fig tree metaphor, this sermon didn’t demand fig trees—or people—to bear conventional “fruit” to be worthy. In fact, “enoughness” echoed louder than productivity, leaving the United Methodist pastor’s flock bold and content.