Pure?

James 1:26-27
26If anyone among you[b] thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this one's religion is useless. 27Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world.
Is our religion doing this? Is what we are taught in church resembling these things? or are we just empty words...God desires of us his servants to be something so much more than what we are. He desires of us to be Doers of the Word not just hearers... he wants us to help the sick and needy not leave them to their own, he wants us to teach his words to all people, he wants us to lift His name above all others. are we doing this? or are we just going through empty motions heating seats in our churchs while people are suffering and dying out side of our doors....we must become the church we were created to be, otherwise for what purpose is the church here? we were not given Christ to tell people how unworthy they are we were given Christ to show people how much Christ loves us, and how grateful we are to have Him in our hearts and lives...God is good lets share His love with others...lets do things to help the widows, orphans, the sick, and the lost as well..lets become the church that we are supposed to be.

Hey

Paris was the trip of a lifetime. I have never had so much fun or grown to love the people I was with more. Seeing all of these things in real life was an amazing experience. The Musems, monuments, and Cathederals were all so exquisitely made and decorated that it was hard to take a picture of them because even a picture can't show the details that you can see when you are there. To tell you the truth words can't express the trip, emotions can't explain, and pictures fall short of the memories and experinces i experienced on this trip. The Music that we made while we were there touched people in a way none of us can explain, but i have no doubt that everyone that heard us will remember us. I have no doubt that because of us we brightened someones day and helped them to experience things that they other wise whould not have. God is good and I am so very thankful to have been allowed to go on this trip, I whould have missed the most amazing things i have experienced in my lifetime. Thank you Dr. Copeland for giving me and everyone else that went on this trip, this wonderful experience. God bless people!
numbers 6:

24 " ' "The LORD bless you and keep you;

25 the LORD make his face shine upon you

and be gracious to you;

26 the LORD turn his face toward you

and give you peace." '