Second Sunday of Easter

 

Hold on to the Creed

It is difficult to know what to believe nowadays.

Everyone has an opinion

But whose opinion is true?

We have our opinion and someone else has a different opinion

So how do we know which one is true?

This is what makes the Nicene Creed so important.

It is a clear statement of what we believe is true.

Something that we can hang our hat on

And which has endured the test of time and persecution.

So for the next 7 Sundays of the Easter Season,

We are going to delve into the Creed

So that we can better understand what we believe and why.

The Nicene Creed was written at the Council of Nicaea in 325 AD in what is now Turkey.

It had been almost 300 yrs since Jesus had ascended into Heaven

And during that time there were many different opinions about Him and His message.

So the bishops of the Church got together to clear up all those different opinions

and agree on the Truth of what the Church believed and taught continuously, since the Apostles.

Because when one examines the creed closely,

We see it is more than just something we recite at Mass,

It makes a difference in one’s daily life.

For what we believe impacts what we do.

If you believe it’s going to rain,

You take an umbrella.

If you believe you were going to get a pop quiz in school,

You study

If you believe in your marriage

You’ll make it work.

If you believe in God,

Then you are never alone or ever defeated.

What we believe does make a difference in our life.

What we believe influences what we do.

Do we Believe Jesus is the center of our life,

Or someone we visit only on Sundays

Or someone we call upon when we need something.

What we believe about God and Jesus

Influences what we do.

On a day to day basis.

And what we do on a day to day basis

Will make a difference not only in this life,

But in the next.