Institute

Wednesday night, I met up with these guys.



We went to something called Institute. I'm sure all you LDS people know what I'm talking about, but for those of you who don't I think it's basically like a Bible/Scripture study.

We were going through a several chapters in the last books of the New Testament, and one part really stuck with me:

¹⁵If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,

¹⁶And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit?

¹⁷Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.

James 2:15-17

King James Version

I really love the example given in this passage. I think it's a mistake a lot of people [myself included] tend to make. We are always ready to offer words of encouragement, but often fall short of actually doing anything.

Morgan and I had a similar discussion recently, while I was feeling pretty down-in-the-dumps over a current situation I'm in, and I believe I said something along the lines of "It's not enough for someone to tell you they're sorry you're in such a bad situation, they should do something to show how much they care."

I know that's kind of vague and alludes to something that I'm not quite ready to talk about on here right now, but I really wanted to post the passage.

Maybe it will strike a chord with someone else like it did me.