A Woman's Creed

I believe that I am created in the divine image of God.

That my body and spirit are holy.

The God, who dwells in all creation, lives in the inmost depths of my being.

I believe that I am loved by God just as I am, without conditions or demands that I be more.

I am enough.

This love sustains me when I am in doubt and upholds me when I fail.

I believe that God desires my freedom and wholeness, the full expression of my talents.

I need not live by values of others, nor silence myself to please them.

I can let my own voice ring out, my own song be sung. I can trust what I feel & know, living out of my own deepest truth.

I believe in the power of women to heal and love, to seek truth and justice.  I believe that my gifts and strengths are for cherishing myself, others and the world around me. The more I care for myself, the better I will be able to care for all living beings.

Source: Kathleen Fischer and Thomas Hart, A Counselor's Prayer Book.