Do you believe in God the Father?
I believe.
Do you believe in God the Son?
I believe.
Do you believe in God the Holy Spirit?
I believe.
They are questions you or your God-Parents and parents will have been asked when you were Baptised and they are questions we will affirm this morning as we reply in support of our Baptism candidate when we say:
This is the faith of the Church. We believe and trust in one God; Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
The Creed is a statement of faith that we Christians confess and there are various versions of the Creed but basically it all boils down to the affirmation we will make today; that we believe in God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. In making that affirmation we mark a significant place in our journeys of faith in God.
We mark a place but we do not stop there for faith is something we explore and pilgrimage through throughout our lives. Neither is it a beginning for our candidate, they have been bothered by God and pondering on God’s ways for many years. Today is an affirmation of their journey and an acknowledgement that we the church recognise their journey and join with them as they go forward from this point in time.
The important thing that it is a journey, one that continues for there is always more to explore and discover about God, his Son and the Holy Spirit and what an exciting prospect that is for who knows where it will lead one or what it will inspire one to do but as we will all say we ‘trust in God’ and in doing so declare that we are open to being surprised by God as well!