The Author begins with and address to the audience within thier context. James seemingly addresses any place that you can be in life and settles on three types of people that could exist in his context. He addresses the Suffering, Satisfied, and the sick.
The Suffering
When addressing the suffering James gets straight to the topic that he is wanting to cover in this passage. He advises the people that are suffering that they should pray. James would show this in his life personally. According to church tradition, James’ knees would be calloused becasue of how much he would pray. It is was important to the church fathers and the people that would come after, that they pray first and for most.
