Here
is an affirmation of faith for Advent. It was written
by Allan Boesak and posted on Journey
with Jesus.
Advent Credo
It
is not true
that
creation and the human family
are
doomed to destruction and loss—
This
is true:
For God so loved the
world that He gave his only begotten Son,
that whoever believes
in Him shall not perish
but have everlasting
life;
It
is not true
that
we must accept inhumanity and discrimination,
hunger
and poverty, death and destruction—
This
is true:
I have come that they
may have life, and that abundantly.
It
is not true
that
violence and hatred should have the last word,
and
that war and destruction rule forever—
This
is true:
Unto us a child is
born, unto us a Son is given,
and the government
shall be upon his shoulder,
his name shall be
called wonderful councilor, mighty God,
the Everlasting, the
Prince of peace.
It
is not true
that
we are simply victims of the powers of evil
who
seek to rule the world—
This
is true:
To me is given
authority in heaven and on earth,
and lo I am with you,
even until the end of the world.
It
is not true
that
we have to wait for those who are specially gifted,
who
are the prophets of the Church
before
we can be peacemakers—
This
is true:
I will pour out my
spirit on all flesh
and your sons and
daughters shall prophesy,
your young men shall
see visions
and your old men
shall have dreams.
It
is not true
that
our hopes for liberation of humankind,
of
justice, of human dignity of peace
are
not meant for this earth and for this history—
This
is true:
The hour comes, and
it is now,
that the true
worshipers shall worship God
in spirit and in truth.
So
let us enter Advent in hope,
even
hope against hope.
Let
us see visions of love and peace and justice.
Let
us affirm with humility, with joy, with faith, with courage:
Jesus
Christ—the life of the world.
~ written by Allan Boesak, in Walking on Thorns (Eerdmans, 2004).
Posted on Journey with Jesus. http://www.journeywithjesus.net/poemsandprayers/
