St. James reminded us how important our “talk” is. Today he reminds us about the importance of our “walk”: we are called to talk and walk honorably before God! We must live and love as Jesus Christ did. God has always called his people to care for the widow and the fatherless, and he challenges us to offer genuine help to others who are forgotten, overlooked, and find themselves outsiders Deuteronomy 15:1-18). As Jesus’ followers, we must care for others while keeping ourselves holy to God. St. James, wants us to know that this is what “Christyle-living” is all about! “Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.” James 1:27
October 18
He who heeds discipline shows the way to life, but whoever ignores correction leads others astray. —Proverbs 10:17. God has given each of us a circle of influence, a place