I will call no one 'lord'

Because I have but one Lord:

My dear saviour and brother Jesus.

I will bow down to no man

Because I bend the knee

To One alone, who is my creator God.

I will kowtow to no one

Because I am the adopted child

Of the almighty and eternal King.

I will condemn no one

Because I myself am reprieved

By Him who is rich in mercy.

I will love all men regardless

Because I am first loved

By Him just as I am.

I will walk humbly on this earth

Because I know that

Everything we have and use is gift.

I will avoid fundamentalism

Because He is high above me

And His ways are beyond me.

I will live in the present

Because it is the only moment

I can own.

I will not fear the future

Because He has gone before

To prepare a place for me.

I have belief in the God of Jesus

Because His Good News

Resonates in the depths of my soul.

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