New Creed from an anonymous El Salvadoran peasant woman. (For Mary Elton Saum Jenks)

 

The below creedal statment was written by an anonymous peasant woman in El Salvador. It's from the book Prayers Encircling The World.

This creed will be the statement of faith at my mother Mary Jenks' funeral this Saturday, July 30th, 2011, at Grace St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 2331 E. Adams, Tucson, Arizona at 2 p.m. There will be a reception afterwards. Please come.

Rev. Steve Keplinger suggested this creed instead of the Nicene Creed. (Honestly, the Nicene Creed isn't even close to my own personal statement of faith. Thanks, Steve for this creed.) This prayer is so beautiful I think. I just had to put in on the StuBlog for those of you who can not attend the service. And I look forward to seeing all of you who can be there this Saturday.

Love and light,

Stu

Creedal Statement 

I believe, God, that everything good in the world comes from you.
I believe in your great love for all people.
I believe that, because you preached love, freedom and justice, you were humiliated, tortured and killed.
I believe that you continue to suffer in our people.
I believe that you call me to defend your cause,
But I also believe that you accompany me in the task of transforming this world into a different one, where there is no suffering or weeping:
A world where there is a gigantic table set with free food where everyone is welcome.
I believe that you accompany us in waiting for the dawning of a new day.
I believe that you will give us strength so that death does not find us, without having done enough, and that you will rise in those who have died seeking a different world.
Amen.

Comments

[Shawn Peterson]

Stu......my hearfelt empathy for your loss.....I admire your faith and your public willingness to state it..

I think the photo you chose here speaks volumes and the creed to go with it makes it awe inspiring.

Take care my friend