Faith – it’s our trust that what God has revealed is true. But is faith simply an acceptance of Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior? No. That is the start of faith.
A saving faith – one that will reunite us with God in Heaven one day, must be demonstrated by our works. It is not the works themselves that save us, but our faith working in love. Remember, we don’t do any of this on our own – we are working with every good grace and prompt that God gives us.
Listen to Saint James’s reading from August 26th,
Dearest brothers and sisters: all good giving and every perfect gift two-minute from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no alternation of shadow caused by change. He willed to give us birth by the word of truth that we may be a kind of first fruits of his creatures.
Humbly welcome the word that has been planted in you and is able to save your souls.
Be doers of the word and not hearers only, deluding yourselves.
Let’s pray – Father of grace and mercy. You give us every good gift to accept your love in faith. Help us to put that faith into action, loving one another and you loved us. Help us be your hands and feet in this world – as doers of the word, and not hearers only. Amen.
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