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We affirm that by the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God,
and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit...
We are a community of God's people,
claimed through the waters of baptism,
united at His table of remembrance, and
empowered by the Holy Spirit to carry the Good News of
Jesus Christ into the world.
As people in God's community, we seek to be obedient in
service and responsive to God's call
Therefore, we will work to bring about a world reconciled to
God, where cries of need are answered with Compassion,
hatred is overcome by Love,
wrongs are overturned by Forgiveness,
error is surpassed by Truth,
despair is overwhelmed by Hope,
shadows are overpowered by the Light, and
where sadness is transformed into Joy.
We will serve as we await a new heaven and a new earth,
where there will be no more death or mourning, crying or pain,
for the old order will have passed away, and through Jesus
Christ everything will be made new.
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