Epistle of James - Part 1

That Your Joy May Be Full

In the Gospel today Christ tells his disciples and by virtue us that in this world we will have trouble and tribulation and that in Him we 'may' have peace. One is definitive and the other is contingent on us. One will come upon us inevitably and the other will not. So then let us press into God begging Him and pleading Him for His mercies. For Christ is the only true joy giver, who alone is able to comfort us and support us in all our tribulations and adversities. For He alone has overcome the world.

Endurance

Christ calls us to endure and to persevere to the end, for he who does so will receive the crown of Life. We may many opportunities within each day where those around us may unjustly say something against us and it is this very moment that the Lord gives to us so that we may persevere and endure all things for the sake of love.

Epistle of James - Part 1

Join us as we begin our study into the book of James

Healed

Sometimes we come to Christ to be healed, but instead begin to rationalise how we must be healed. What processes are involved and how we should be treated. Instead we ought to come to Him with no agenda or preconceived notions in our mind. Only then shall we like the woman at the well, be saved and drink of the Living Water.

Returning to Him

Where do I need to return to Him? Our Holy Church guides us by giving to us a number of things to remind us to return to him; fasts, saints, confession and the like. These things all ultimately guide us back to our Lord, so that whatever season we find ourselves in, whether it be Pascha or the Holy 50, we can always begin to seek Him wholeheartedly.