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.
“He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.”
— Micah 6:8 (NIV)