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The adults in our congregation are guided not by a creed but
by seven principles and purposes. The children have
adapted them to suit their level of understanding
and the principles become their seven promises.
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Our first promise is to respect all people. Each person is special just by being his or her self. |
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Our second promise is to offer fair and kind treatment to all people. |
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Our third promise is to accept and learn about ourselves, others and the mystery. |
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Our fourth promise is to grow by exploring what is right and true in the world. |
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Our fifth promise is to believe in our ideas and act upon them. |
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Our sixth promise is to insist on freedom, justice and peace for all. |
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Our seventh promise is to value our home, Earth, which we share with all living things. |
These are the seven promises we make to each other to help us be in community. They remind us that we are connected to each other and to the Spirit of Love or Mystery that some people call God.
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Our beliefs come from our sense of wonder. We learn by asking why.
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Our beliefs come from women and men of long ago and today whose lives remind us to be kind and fair. We learn by hearing their stories. |
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Our beliefs about how to live together come from all the world's religions. We learn from many cultures.
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Our Beliefs come from Jewish and Christian teachings that tell us to love all others as we love ourselves. We learn from our past history.
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Our Beliefs come from the use of reason and the discoveries of science. We learn by using our minds.
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Our Beliefs come from the harmony of nature and the sacred circle of life. We learn by knowing we are part of nature and the cycles of life.
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Our Promises come from our sources and what we have learned from them but they come from somewhere else too-Our sources come from the Spirit of Love or Mystery that some people call God.
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