What God will you believe in?
Which God do you call your own?
And what does what you believe mean for the shaping of your life?
We take it for granted of course --- repeating the words of the Apostles Creed week after week in worship. Some of us have known it by heart for so long we may hardly hear what we are saying any more. It’s a wonderful statement of faith for its concise wording and for its powerful radical claims.
Indeed, while we do proclaim our faith together every week with these words, we do so in a different way when we celebrate a baptism. On those special days we break it down into three questions and answers:
- Do you believe in God the Father? I believe in God the Father almighty…
- Do you believe in God the Son? I believe in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord…
- Do you believe in God the Holy Spirit? I believe in the Holy Spirit…
Somehow just breaking it down helps me to hear what I’m saying in new ways. In our words we lay claim to the God of the universe who made and sustains all that is. In our speaking we stake our lives on the truth that Jesus is God’s Own Son --- who lived and breathed, suffered and died and rose again, defeating even death. In our words we struggle to grasp the mystery of the Holy Spirit: God powerfully alive among us and through us and for us in our journey of faith for the sake of the world.
It is surely worth pausing within these words again and so this Lent we will do just that --- working our way through the basics of the faith through the words of the Apostle’s Creed. Please be sure to join us for soup supper before service (starting on March 16) and then gather in the sanctuary as we worship and learn together.
- March 9 Ash Wednesday: Holy Communion and Imposition of Ashes
- March 16: God the Creator
- March 23: God the Provider
- March 30: Jesus the Savior & Redeemer
- April 6: Jesus the Lord
- April 13: The Holy Spirit: The Church & Saints
Peace to you and many blessings
Pastor Janet
