I would like this to be my personal mission statement
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.