The Iona Creed

My systematics group (three very different Christians and one Unitarian Universalist) has to write a creed that we can all agree on. One of the group members showed us the Iona Creed to help spark discussion and thoughts... I think it's pretty wonderful, so I thought I'd share it in case you haven't heard it before:

We believe that God is present
in the darkness before dawn;
in the waiting and uncertainty
where fear and courage join hands,
conflict and caring link arms,
and the sun rises over barbed wire.

We believe in a with-us God
who sits down in our midst
to share our humanity.

We affirm a faith
that takes us beyond a safe place:
into action, into vulnerability
and onto the streets.

We commit ourselves to work for change
and put ourselves on the line;
to bear responsibility, take risks,
live powerfully
and face humiliation;
to stand with those on the edge;
to choose life and be used by the Spirit
for God’s new community of hope.

Amen