Four Spiritual Truths

1. A God of love
made you
and me in his
image as
a good part
of creation.
God wants us to
live at peace with
our Maker, our
world, and one
another.

2. Sin destroys
harmony in
creation when
we try to run
our own lives
apart from
God. Suffering,
greed, violence
and broken
relationships
result.

3. Jesus confronted
the powers
of evil that
fracture our
world and died
on the cross
for my sin.
Jesus healed the
sick, forgave
enemies and lived
in the joy of the
kingdom of God.

4. You can
have a new
beginning
by the same
power that
raised Jesus
from the
dead. God
forgives when we
confess our sins,
and the Spirit of
God enables us to
follow Jesus in
all of life.

"God, I have sinned by turning away from you and trying to run my own life. I am shaped by the powers of greed, lust and violence that bring chaos to the world. Forgive my sin and let me start anew. Thank you for your son Jesus, who defeated Satan and brought the kingdom of God to reality. Give me power to live like Jesus—loving the enemy, sharing possessions, serving others, caring for creation and speaking Good News of your salvation. I commit myself to the church as the body of Christ. I give my allegiance to Jesus and his way of forgiveness above every other loyalty.
—Amen"

Adopted from an article in The Mennonite, written by J. Nelson Kraybill, president of Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary.