A Podcast Sermon On James 1:17-21: Wisdom In Transition
Labor Day 2006: "...BE DOERS OF THE WORD, AND NOT MERELY HEARERS..." (James 1:22)

Sunday Offertory

All people shall give as they are able, according to the blessings which God has given them.1

Labor Day is one of our more important national holidays.  From the U.S. Department of Labor website:

"Labor Day differs in every essential way from the other holidays of the year in any country," said Samuel Gompers, founder and longtime president of the American Federation of Labor. "All other holidays are in a more or less degree connected with conflicts and battles of man's prowess over man, of strife and discord for greed and power, of glories achieved by one nation over another. Labor Day...is devoted to no man, living or dead, to no sect, race, or nation."

Labor Day, the first Monday in September, is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. It constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country.

Working to organize communities of faith to rally around labor's agenda is Interfaith Worker Justice.

Interfaith Worker Justice (IWJ) calls upon our religious values in order to educate, organize, and mobilize the religious community in the U.S. on issues and campaigns that will improve wages, benefits, and working conditions for workers, especially low-wage workers.

Click here to learn more about their mission and click here to donate.

1. United Church of Christ Book of Worship

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