Presented for devotional use as a commentary on historic creeds and statements of faith: suggested for use in Creation themed worship, with a consciousness of the Nature & Climate crises. Writer: DJM Coleman. On this page: Downloadable PDF and full text as simple text.
GOD WITH US URGENTLY, NOW
an inclusive statement of Christian faith
We trust Love who is God
before us, beyond us
and urgently now.
Maker, Remaker of life, and life’s limits.
God: working with Earth,
God: attending to birth;
decisive, co-operative,
with seas and with skies.
God for justice by choice.
to be praised by all breathing.
We trust Jesus our Friend
Incarnate in Earth;
Who lives life with creatures
who knows of their frailness
through flesh, blood, and birth
and dependence on care.
Christ who loves, heals, and warns
and repurposes Scriptures;
Christ who honours
the welcome of God in the stranger;
God’s wisdom in creatures, our kin.
Jesus: Welcomed with branches,
then nailed to the Tree.
Abandoned to Death,
Earth alone could receive him.
The third Day Christ rose
to Life Renewed:
with us as surely as Sky;
We trust the Holy Spirit our God;
Wild Wind of beginnings
beyond our control
yet harnessed for justice;
Reshaping perceptions.
Breath of life;
Spirit of healing, forgiveness:
God with us urgently now.