Six Words: Creed series - Tim Knipp (Rom. 8:1-17)

"I believe in the Holy Spirit."

Six words,
terse yet pregnant
with potential.

Three-in-one God:
related, connected
and entwined,
pulsing with ultimate
meaning;
discoverable,
indestructible,
indivisible.

Two choices:
living by flesh
or spirit.
This is the right-now option,
a vital reality.
Living by default
and not purpose,
we fall into lassitude
and deny -
by word and deed -
what we claim
to believe.
We see our reflections
distorted and fragmented
when we live by flesh alone;
when we trust ourselves,
we drown.

One relationship
with three parts
equals adoption;
the overwhelming embrace
of welcome
and daddy-love
we were built for.
The Holy Spirit links
our tiny hand
to the Father's big, warm palm
as we trot alongside
our brother, Christ.

"This is my son/daughter
who pleases me."

Spirit life,
Son gift,
Father love.

Six words.