Words vs Works

Why don't they
Do what they say
Say what they mean
One thing leads to another
--The Fixx

In last Sunday's second reading, James reminds us that claims of faith are worth little if we do not back them up with action.

"What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but do not have works?...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?"

James is telling us that actions speak louder than words. Or, in his words:

"Faith by itself, if it has no works, is dead."