Summary of the Christian Gospel
Taken from the Anaphora of St. James, Brother of the Lord according to the Maronite-Syriac tradition:
You are truly holy, O King of all time and source of all holiness. Holy is your only Son, our Lord and God, Jesus Christ. Holy is your Spirit who reaches the depths of all things, even the depths of your own Being. You are God and Father, holy, almighty, all-powerful, awesome, and good, compassionate toward the sufferings of your creation. You formed us from the earth and conferred on us the joy of paradise. When we transgressed your command and sinned, you neither neglected nor rejected us, but rather, as a merciful Father, you sought us. By the law you called us back; by the prophets you guided us; and, at last, you sent your only Son, our Lord and God Jesus Christ, into the world, that he might renew your image in us. He came down from heaven, and, being conceived of the Holy Spirit and taking flesh from the ever-virgin Mary, Mother of God, he dwelt among us and accomplished everything for the salvation of our race.
