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  1. JAMES • Don’t give up !

  2. James verses 2 to 4 • Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters whenever you face trials of many kinds because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.

  3. Trials of many kinds • Common feature • Out of the blue • How will we fare

  4. Facing up to trials • Where do they come from • Consider them pure joy ? • The need to persevere • Wisdom is key

  5. Consider them pure joy • Joy in this sense is a deeply satisfying realisation that there is something more going on than we had first thought and that the “something more” is being done by a good God who has our best interests at heart.

  6. Facing up to trials • Where do they come from • Consider them pure joy ? • The need to persevere • Wisdom is key

  7. Facing up to trials • Don’t let trials sink into your feet and slow you down in running the race

  8. Facing up to trials • Where do they come from • Consider them pure joy ? • The need to persevere • Wisdom is key

  9. Facing up to trials Archbishop Justin Welby