We believe in God above us,
Maker and Sustainer of all life,
of sun and moon,
of water and earth,
of male and female.We believe in God beside us,
Jesus Christ, the Word made flesh,
born of a woman, servant of the poor,
tortured and nailed to a tree.
A man of compassion, he died forsaken;
he descended into the earth
to the place of death.
On the third day he rose from the tomb;
he ascended into heaven
to be everywhere present;
and his kingdom will come on earth.We believe in God within us,
the Holy Spirit of Pentecostal fire,
life-giving breath of the church,
spirit of healing and forgiveness,
source of resurrection and eternal life.Amen.
The Iona Community is an international, ecumenical Christian movement working for justice and peace, the rebuilding of community, and the renewal of worship. This Affirmation of Faith, one of several they use in their liturgies, is found in the Sunday Morning Communion Service A in the Iona Abbey Worship Book (Wild Goose Publications, 2017), pp. 27–28.
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“he ascended into heaven
to be everywhere present;”
Surely including in, with, and under the bread and wine of His Holy Supper!
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I love the iona music
Did you know wild goose publications takes its name from the celtic Christian symbol for Holy spirit? The arrival of the wild geese in Scotland and when they leave v important. Plus not many doves in scotland
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Yes, I’ve heard that many times–that ancient Celtic Christians used the wild goose as a symbol of the Holy Spirit. It’s a compelling picture! The Spirit as free, untamable, unpredictable. But I’ve never heard a historian of the Celtic peoples or Celtic religion mention it, nor have I observed it in any Celtic Christian art, so I’ve wondered whether that’s true, or if instead it’s a more modern Scottish symbol. Either way, it’s certainly fitting.
I’m also a big fan of John Bell and the Iona Community’s music!
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