Peace be with you,

I was in a familiar conversation recently with a parishioner. The familiarity of the conversation is often brought to my attention, which asks ‘I feel a crisis of my faith.’ This is indeed a pretty common place most of us will find ourselves. Sometimes it is eventually resolved and restored, yet there are times when the crisis one is experiencing draws them away from God. Most often in my experience the crisis being presented relates to needing a boast to their spiritual health. This is all to say we often need to incorporate new spiritual activities into our lives.

For this individual it was wrestling with the mystery of the Trinity. Particularly not having a way to connect to the words of the Nicene Creed that we recite regularly and not providing for them a means to connect. With that I offered to them the following Affirmation of Faith:  

As children of God, we affirm:

That God, who is Love, created all and called it good,

that God is present with all of creation, and that,

in darkness and in light, God is faithful;

therefore we, too, seek to be faithful.

That Jesus came to show us Love with a human face,

that he taught justice and reconciliation and suffered on our behalf,

and that through his faithful example, he embodies hope;

therefore we, too, seek to be people of justice, reconciliation, and hope.

That the Holy Spirit guides and accompanies us,

that this same Spirit offers wisdom and discernment,

and that, when we are open, the Spirit can always find a way;

therefore, we seek to be people filled with God’s Spirit:

discerning, loving and transforming our world. Amen.

                   (from Daily Prayer for all Seasons, Church Publishing, New York, 2014, pgs. 84-85)

This was a balm to their soul and gave them a new perspective on relating to the mystery of the Trinity. So I offer it up to others at this time. As we all periodically need new words and understandings to aid us in our life in Christ.

Peace

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