Here’s an affirmation of the Holy Spirit’s role in our lives and
our world. It comes from the United
Church of Canada’s Song of Faith (2006).
Affirmation
We sing of God the Spirit,
who from the beginning
has swept over the face of creation,
animating all energy
and matter
and moving in the human
heart.
We
sing of God the Spirit,
faithful and untameable,
who is creatively and redemptively active in
the world.
The
Spirit challenges us to celebrate the holy
not only in what is familiar,
but also in that which seems foreign.
We sing of the Spirit,
who
speaks our prayers of deepest longing
and enfolds our concerns and confessions,
transforming us and the world.
We
offer worship
as an outpouring of gratitude and awe
and a practice of opening ourselves
to God’s still, small voice of comfort,
to God’s rushing whirlwind of challenge.
Through
word, music, art, and sacrament,
in community and in solitude,
God changes our lives, our
relationships, and our world.
~ excerpted from Song of
Faith of the United Church of Canada (2006). http://www.united-church.ca/beliefs/statements/songfaith
