Credo Novum

Credo Novum

by Andrew Walton

I trust
One Eternal Presence,

God of Scripture,

the I am and I will be,
Creative force of the universe, the Source of life.

I trust

Jesus Christ,

As a complete human expression of

One Eternal Presence 

I trust

the life of Jesus

begun in sacred mystery;
born of common, innocent, human origin,

lived in open yet humble exhibition

of companionship of empowerment

in the One Eternal Presence

among us, around us, and within us.

I trust

the death of Jesus

persecuted by imperial powers;

publicly executed and buried,
experiencing ultimate despair and hopelessness;
yet exposing the false power of death.

I trust

the resurrection of Christ,

revealing life and death as one in the same,

transcending time and space

with the One Eternal Presence.

I trust

the Living Spirit

of One Eternal Presence

revealed in
the unity of the universe;
the sacred connection of humanity;
the reconciliation of falseness;
the regenerative energy of creation;
and life unending.