Afirmation:

We believe in God's gift of language
of spoken word and written word
of sighs to deep for words
and active words made visible.

We believe in God's desire
to restore what is lost
to revive what is faltering
to bring new life to what has died

We believe in God's presence in all cultures,
aboriginal, celtic, saxon, latin,
arabic, american, asian, african, island,
cultures of the north, south, east and west.

We believe that the love of God in the Spirit of Jesus
is in this place and all places,
this people and all peoples
all cultures, all races, all faces.

Amen