May 1st
St James the Less (AD 62), Apostle, Martyr; Palestine; Feast day May 1st

"but if any of you is wanting wisdom, let him ask it of God, who gives abundantly to all men, and does not reproach; and it will be given to him.  But let him ask with faith, without hesitation."

"Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of Lights, with whom there is no change, nor shadow of alteration."

"Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for when he has been tried, he will receive the crown of life which God has promised to those who love Him."

"But let every man be sift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to wrath.  For the wrath of man does not work the justice of God."

"And if anyone thinks himself to be religious, not restraining his tongue but deceiving his own heart, that man's religion is vain.  Religion pure and undefiled before God the father is this:  to give aid to orphans and widows in their tribulation, and to keep oneself unspotted from this world."

"For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith also without works is dead."

"For every kind of beast and bird, and of serpents and the rest, is tamed and has been tamed by mankind; but the tongue no man can tame -- a restless evil, full of deadly poison.  With it we bless God the Father; and with it we curse men, who have been made after the likeness of God."

"But the wisdom that is from above is first of all chaste, then peaceable, moderate, docile, in harmony with good things, full of mercy and good fruits, without judging, without dissimulation.  The fruit of justice is sown in peace by those who make peace."

"Whoever wishes to be a friend of this world becomes an enemy of God."

"Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you....Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he will exalt you."