September 2nd

“What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but do not have works? Can faith save you?” James 2:14

if we offer only prayers
and not practical, workable
solutions to problems which
destroy lives,
what good is it?

if we claim to follow Jesus
but offer loyalty to those
who call other children of God
animals,
what good is it?

if we believe in forgiveness
but cannot, just flat out refuse,
to give away those grudges
we carry for more years
than we can count,
what good is it?

if we say we have faith
but cannot bring ourselves
to believe, much less trust,
that God’s grace, hope, justice,
peace, inclusion, mercy
are far better than anything
we can come up with,
what good is it?

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