We Are Active Creators of our Faith
In this concluding session, participants examine the promises the Blake covenant offers us—that we “dwell together in peace, seek the truth in love and help one another”—in the context of their own ties with family members, friends, and people in their congregation and wider communities. Participants acknowledge their role in our faith heritage: We are active creators of our faith, inheritors of a tradition even as we shape a new heritage to pass along to others.
Take Home:
Consider creating a family covenant. Take some time to explore ways you want to behave with one another. Keep in mind that a covenant does not provide rules (“no hitting”) so much as ways of engagement (“treat each other with respect”). Light a chalice to lift the moment from the ordinary to a place of importance. Brainstorm ideas for your family covenant, and then combine the ideas to write a three- or four-line covenant. Create colorful posters to display the covenant around your home.
Check it out: Session 16
