There has always been a fine line between tact and saying too much. I don’t always see the difference between telling it like it is and just being rude. I think it is why I really don’t like politics. The ones I think are rude and obnoxious, others praise for their honesty. The other thing I don’t understand about politics is how one side can be so right and the other side so wrong. Whatever happened to working together for the good of the people? It seems to be all about what one does right and the other does wrong. It is all about self-inflation.

James is telling us that true wisdom doesn’t look to say look at me but rather look at us. Promoting peace and working together just doesn’t seem like the way this world works but it is what we are called to do. Understanding that it isn’t just about me and that there isn’t us and them… it is simply us. A really wise person will look beyond the differences to see the similarities. The really wise will work to bring US all together. The really wise will look for peace and all the ways we can get there. Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall reap righteousness.