You may recall James’ words, “Consider it pure joy whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you that the testing of your faith develops perseverance” (1:2-3) from last Sunday’s sermon. I cannot tell you the pure joy that welled up within me yesterday as I sat waiting with my son-in-law for his immigration hearing to start (pure sarcasm!). Part of me wanted to scream…we waited nearly 2 ½ hours for his hearing to start…another part of me felt compassion for the immigrants who were trying to cope with a system that is obviously broken. To be forced to wait 2½ hours past an appointed time for a ten minute hearing is an injustice, pure and simple. And while I fully realized that could happen (I have had dealings with our legal system before!), what about those who are trying to comply with the regulations and quirks of that same broken system? Should we wonder why there is a problem? Regardless, Eulalio and I will go back again next week…keep us in your prayers. With the perseverance I have gained, I am sure it will only seem like a two-hour wait! Regardless...back to James; our testing has a purpose and it is not to frustrate us. Verse 4 says that same perseverance that aggravates us so (or at least me) must finish its work so that we will be “mature and complete, not lacking anything.” Completion has a price.
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