I Believe.... (Chant One)

i believe... that all men and women are created equal... equal in worth, dignity, authority, and sacredness. that wars, for any reason, are wrong... that they constitute murder. that any government that oppresses the many for the good of the few, should be overthrown! in nonviolent protest, and the way of the peacemakers. that the earth, and all living beings, are sacred. that prejudice is murder, that the faces of god are many... and that many, from various traditions, have felt the presence of god. that the path we're called to walk is individual. that all true paths are based in compassion. that the way to truth begins within... that we are called to listen, to get involved, to care, to offer a helping hand. that we have an inherent need to love, and to be loved. and that whom we love is our own choice! that every day we evolve... that death is a beginning... that hunger is a sin against the face of humanity. that justice should be the same for all. and that love has a body!