James opens his letter with a counterintuitive command: rejoice in trials.
Count it all joy, my brothers, when you fall into various temptations, knowing that the testing of your faith produces______ Let endurance have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.”
— 1 Corinthians 13:4 (NIV)