Endurance wisdom and faith

The Roman Catholic Lectionary for today presents some texts on the struggle for believers. James letter contains practical action for believers. Struggle offers the opportunity to be raised up. The believer with endurance will experience wisdom and increase in faith. So much depends on trusting the indwelling Spirit. Mark relates the apparent impatience of the Pharisees for a sign from heaven. The external evidence sought by the Pharisees is a block to that internal search for the “sign”.