One-Post Wednesday: My Creed

I believe that Life and Love are worthy of worship, the Ultimate Truths and foundation of all that is,
I believe that Life and Love act in our lives in a personal way, that personal encounter with Life and Love can properly labelled "God",
I believe that this Ultimate Reality, this God-That-Is-Life-And-Love was incarnated in a special way in a particular human being, that being the man we know as Jesus of Nazareth whose life we can gain knowledge of through the books known as The New Testament, which require the books known as "The Old Testament" for proper background,
I believe that through this man we can have a relationship with the aforementioned God in a way that is unique and superior to all other ways and that relationship with God can save us from the condition properly known as "sin",
I believe that God continues to dwell in us as a mysterious spiritual being known as the Holy Spirit which empowers us and leads us on a mystical journey towards God and in battle against spiritual forces of evil,
I believe this Spirit was active in the world before Jesus and can be discerned in various ancient scriptures,
I believe this Holy Spirit is present in a special way in communities gathered in memory of the person Jesus and that through The Spirits power that Jesus is made specially present within such communities,
I believe the power of life and love is greater than the power of death and that the most significant part of who I am is preserved beyond this life.
Amen.