What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but do not have works? Can faith save you?  If a brother or sister is naked and lacks daily food, and one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and eat your fill,” and yet you do not supply their bodily needs, what is the good of that? So faith by itself, if it has no works, is dead.

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Brrr… winter is sinking in pretty fast.  For my household, the log burner has been constantly burning.  Hot beverages and soup is a welcoming soothe for the soul, but I think about some families in our community who may not be so blessed with a warm insulated home.  Having to find other ways or means to keep warm when they are unable to financial cope with the demands of life.  You may know of families who needs assistance during this winter chill.  Please let me know and if we as a church can help, we will.  The reading of James challenges us to put our faith in action by responding to the needs of others.