Dorothy Soelle's Creed


Our pastor at St. Francis of Assisi, Valerie Chapman, discovered this creed and shared it with us. It speaks volumes about how faith calls us to be revolutionary.

"I believe in God, who didn't create the world finished like a thing that is always the same... who supports the protest of the living and the change of all conditions through our work and through our politics.

I believe in Jesus Christ... who worked for the change of all conditions and focused on root causes... Everyday I am afraid that He died in vain because he is buried in our churches, because we have betrayed His revolution in obedience and fear of authorities... who rises from the dead in our life so we can become free from prejudices and arrogance, from fear and hatred and drive his revolution toward his reign.

I believe in the Spirit that came into this world with Jesus to the community of all nations and our responsibility for what becomes of our earth: a valley full of lamentation... or the city of God.

I believe in the just peace realizable in the possibility of a meaningful life for all people in the future of this world, God's world."

excerpts from Dorothy Soelle's article, Justice is the Foundation of Peace.

Posted: Fri - February 6, 2004 at 12:31 PM        

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