The Liturgy of the Word ends with two more ‘words’, the Creed
and the Intercessions. The Creed can look and sound like a dry
and formulaic recitation of a bunch of old doctrines. Not true!
The Creed is a living and active thing, but it only makes sense
when we see it in connection with the Scriptures. In just a few
short words (224 to be exact), the Creed summarizes the basic
outline of the entire Bible. If you want to review the Creed,
you can find it in the Breaking Bread missal on page 12. The
Bible teaches us that there is one God and he is Father and
creator. He is also Son and Redeemer, and Spirit who gives us
life. These three persons are the great actor in the history of
the world. The Creed teaches us that human history is not a
series of random events. The little bits are part of one great
complex and dramatic story. History is “His story” – it tells
the tale of God and man, and the dramatic battle between good
and Evil. The Creed not only summarizes the Bible but it also
summarizes the world we liv