The New Creed [was] adopted by the United Church of Canada in 1968. The first lines were on my mind a few days ago, so I decided to look it up to recall the rest of it. 

Even during the turbulence that defined the late 1960’s, no one could have imagined the world as it is today, yet these words comfort and challenge as much now as then.  As we face global health, economic, and political crises, it helps to remember that indeed, we are not alone. I recall my mother dropping me off at school when I was very young. Her last words as I tumbled out of the car were, “Remember whose child you are.” She wasn’t talking about herself. 

We remember who we are, and whose we are, that we belong to God and each other.