4th Sunday of Easter

 

Nicene Creed Part 1

I believe in God!

Just by saying that,

One can be accused of rejecting science and reason.

One can also be accused of believing in superstition and fairy tales.

As Atheists, Secularists and Humanists all reject the notion of God

And their numbers are growing.

So just saying I believe in God,

Makes us different and sets us apart.

Centuries ago people believed in a pantheon of gods from Zeus to Mars to Athena.

Even today some believe in many gods such as the Hindus

While others believe in an unknown cosmic ocean as the Buddhists do.

But we believe in only One God.

And this One God we believe in is

Not a god who is distant;

Higher than the Heavens.

But one who is a Father to us all.

Who is so personal and intimate,

That we call God, Father, Abba, Daddy!

And this One God Who is our Father We believe to be Almighty

This means we believe in a God Who can do all Things.

And while He can do all things.

He gets to choose what He wants to do.

Not what we tell Him to do.

Since the One God that we believe in is a Father to us all,

We know that what He chooses is always what is best.

Even though we may not always understand it.

And this God made Heaven and Earth.

Everything we see from the mountains to the valleys,

To the oceans and the stars.

Whether through Evolution or the snap of His finger.

Everything came into being by God.

And continues to create every person

Every star, every plant and animal

Comes into being through God’s handiwork

And we and everything in creation

Are merely instruments that God uses

To create.

Each one of us is an Adam and Eve in our day

Instruments of God creating here and now.

But not only what is visible,

But also what is invisible!

Before Microscopes we could not see atoms.

Before telescopes we could not see distant galaxies.

There is so much we cannot see,

That God has created.

Including angels and archangels.

Worlds and beings beyond us.

Go outside and and look at the sky and stars.

Look at an ant hill; and the green fields.

Watch a bird soar and a spider weave a web.

And then look at your own face in the mirror,

And wonder at the Almighty God

Who created everything,

That we can see,

And even more that we cannot.

And Who yet is so close that we call Him

Father!

God Bless