Wednesday, June 03, 2009

The Wellspring Creed

We believe in God – the creator of the universe:
God is full of mercy and grace,
God is just and loves justice,
God is love and is on our side.
God’s hope is to be in relationship with every person,
God’s plan is to restore all of creation to wholeness, and to see his dream for the world - his kingdom come.

We believe in Jesus the Christ:
Jesus is the human expression of God,
Jesus is the savior of the world,
Jesus is the living demonstration of God’s dream for the world.
Jesus came to put the world right again,
Jesus came to display the justice of God,
Jesus came to provide real & eternal life – life as God intended it to be lived.

We believe in the Holy Spirit:
We believe that the Holy Spirit is here now,
The Holy Spirit guides us into truth,
The Holy Spirit empowers our lives as we seek God’s kingdom as our first priority.

We believe that God has a purpose for each of us, and so in faith:
We commit to recognize & honor God,
We commit to pursue a relationship with God,
We commit to embody the character of God,
We commit to align our lives with God’s dream for the world – helping to make the world a better place.

Amen

1 comment:

texelct said...

I like it.
In the last paragraph it says "We commit to embody the character of God". God's character as descibed in the first paragraph? Mercy, grace, love and justice? We should be living these things out? OF COURSE!!!
I know that's what it means, I just need to say it, I guess. When I get going in the daily routine many of these things get pushed aside, for being to consuming of my life, so saying it often helps to keep it in the front of my mind.

Or is there something I'm missing?