From Paddy

[dylannevans]

1. It is a tradition for people to write their own "credos", adaptations from orthodoxy where appropriate, but subjugated and within the concept of subsidiarity (subject to where one places their overall framework)
2. As such, personal manifestos will change for seasons and under the guidance of the Holy Ghost; but this is an endless exercise (as reading of any of the great saints will show)
3. Alignment (or at least exploration) of broader catechism might help illuminate areas for further areas. But caution on point 2 above. By definition, it is impossible to completely know God and the depths he continues to show and lead us to are beyond our own ability to comprehend. Failure to recognise runs the risk of turning our image of him into an idol. Recall St Thomas Acquinas, the author of such depth who – after receiving a beatific vision – dropped all recognising its limitations in context.
4. Some thoughts:
   1. Christ-centric or subject/ego-centric
   2. Stoic approach (from the Benedictines); a summation – the joy of knowing the good, the delight in doing the good, the hope for a good death
   3. Luke 10:27 as the best summation
   4. Caution on intellectualism and the pride associated with (cf comments on point 3). The difference with the Devil and the serviam

Suggest reading: The Monastary, BBC program. Chapter: abbot Christopher jameson, book: Finding Happiness.

Suggest re-reading Benedictine rules as being in the same spirit.

[dylannevans]

Agree with main points. I don't think 8 applies to me, but recognize that the creed may connote or encourage that. Not sure how to improve. Maybe my writing will improve through other exercises, and I can return. Per last idea: acedia, the sin of hopelessness.