Silliman University Divinity School

  Shaira May Ronolo,  Senior student, Master of Divinity  Text: James 2:1-4; 14-17 1 My brothers and sisters, do you with your acts of favoritism really believe in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ? 2 For if a person with gold rings and in fine clothes comes into your assembly, and if a poor person in dirty clothes also comes in, 3 and if you take notice of the one wearing the fine clothes and say, “Have a seat here, please,” while to the one who is poor you say, “Stand there,” or, “Sit at my feet,” 4 have you not made distinctions among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts? 14 What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but do not have works? Can faith save you? 15 If a brother or sister is naked and lacks daily food, 16 and one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and eat your fill,” and yet you do not supply their bodily needs, what is the good of that? 17 So faith by itself, if it has no works, is dead. (NRSV) Introduction ...

  “Forming One Body’ by Rev. Josuah M. De Rosas Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2021                                                                             Theme: “Abide in My Love and you shall bear much fruit!”   Text:                        John 13: 1-15; 34-35   Opening Prayer: Speak to us now dear Lord for your servants gathered together virtually are listening; teach us what we need to learn and tell us what we need to do; for us to truly love one another as you have loved us. AMEN   Good morning ecumenical community of Negros! Good morning Divinity School Koinonia all over the Philippines and abroad! As we all know, every year on January ...