I have been familiar with and studied the Apostles' Creed before and even have a children's song that sings through a summary of the words, but I've never committed the actual creed to memory... until yesterday.
I don't know why yesterday, but it seemed as good a day as any to memorize it. So, I looked it up and spent some time rehearsing it in my head and saying it out loud and printing it out and laminating it and handing it to my children and asking them to read it as I recited it to make sure I didn't miss or mangle a single word and by the afternoon, I had it down and today reflecting upon it, it stuck.
It is coming more easily and more naturally so that I can think not just about which word comes next, but about the truth being expressed as I'm saying it as my brain struggles less and less to hold on to the words and is free to confess more and more the sentiments expressed in the words. If you haven't done so, review the creed and consider committing it to memory.
The Apostles’ Creed
I believe in God the Father Almighty;
Maker of heaven and earth,
and in Jesus Christ,
His only begotten Son, our Lord.
He was conceived by the Holy Ghost,
and born of the virgin, Mary.
He suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried.
He descended into Hades.
On the third day He rose again from the dead,
ascended into Heaven,
and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty;
from thence He will come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Ghost,
the holy catholic Church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting.
Amen
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