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James 2:1-17. The first section of this passage is about favoritism, about the church not showing favoritism towards people who have more wealth. Of course, common sense tells us that we’ll certainly reap more benefits from coddling the wealthier folks (they’ve got more to give to the church). We are not meant to be about such shallow interests. Each of us matters.

What about this passage says something to our faith community? Is there some kind of favoritism we show- financial, some other form?

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I have found yet another challenge to doing no harm. The newness, the novelty, of paying attention to every action has worn a bit and so I completely forget that doing no harm is part of what I am trying to do (or not do as the case may be). This does not mean I will give up but it does mean that I am coming to understand more the need for accountability, a group of people to hold me to that standard. John Wesley had it right when he required people to be part of a small group setting and to hold one another to the standards of faith. No one is checking up on me but myself and while I try, I am not always being successful.

Reminders and accountability seem important to the process. So I must find a way to either be accountable and remember or I will have to be satisfied with only occasionally being aware enough to avoid doing harm.

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James 1:17-27. What does it look like to have faith? James has an answer: the proof of faith is in the living!

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