Fourth Sunday after Easter, May 15th, 2022

 Fourth Sunday after Easter, May 15th, 2022

In the First Chapter of the Epistle of St. James, we hear some of the best advice we could ever hear in our day and age:   "Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath . . . ." (St. James 1:19)   I would imagine that this is sound advice for every age but especially in our world today in which we live, this should be the advice that we follow and live by each and every day.  For example, when we get on Social Media and we see things that we don't like . . . . "be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath . . ."  When we are on the interntet message boards or comment sections and people do their best to antagonize us, humiliate us, anger us, lure us into a fight ,  . . . . "be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath . . ."  Even when we are in traffic, and the person ahead of us is driving like a moron, or if the person ahead of us is driving fifteen miles below the speed limiit and we are running late to work . . . . "be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath . . ."  How about when we get into an argument with our spouse or family member over what turns out to be something completely insignificant but we fight like it's World War Three, . . . . "be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath . . ."  When the pressures of work are getting to us, and we feel under-paid and even less appreciated and our boss turns around and tells us that we have to do even more than we are already doing . . . "be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath . . ."  

Today, we get so worked up over other people, . . . and their opinion . . . . and what they think about us . . . . and all sorts of other issues.  We tend not to hear or listen to anyone else speaking because we are so focused on what we feel or believe.  As a result, we are "chomping at the bit" to speak our mind nnd let everyone else know exactly what we think about something.  And when the rest of the world doesn't cater to us, doesn't care about us, doesn't give us what we want, we get full of anger and lash out at everyone  so that everyone can be as miserable as we are.   St. James gives us the answer for this problem as well.  He tells us to focus on God.  He tells us to focus on doing the work of God.  He tells us to be "the doers of the word, and not hearers only." (St. James 1:22)  Stop being offended by the world.  Stop letting others make you angry.   Stop caring about what what others think about you.  For that matter, quit trying to impress the world.  The world is fickle and will turn on you in a heartbeat.  But God is loyal.  God is steadfast.  God is with us through thick and thin.  Stay committed to Him.  Stay committed to doing His word.  Stay loyal to Our Heavenly Father. 

St. Margaret Church worships every Sunday morning at 10:30 AM at the Chapel at Marquette Manor, which is located at 8140 N. Township Line Road on the Northwest side of Indianapolis.

NOTE:  Keep in mind that we must enter in the main entrance of the lobby and sign in before we go to the chapel.  

Please Join us as we gather together as God's family to:  hear the Word of God; listen as God speaks to each one of us in our hearts; worship God in song and in word; listen to the King James Bible and the 1928 Book of Common Prayer; and, finally, receive Our Blessed Lord in Holy Communion so that we can be nourished for the journey we call life.  Take one hour out of your busy schedule to worship God, to honour God, to acknowledge the need for God in your life.