A Companions Creed: Confidence Instead of Fear

Written By Emily Turner
Bryant’s Companions in Christ leaders guide taken at Retreat House.

Bryant’s Companions in Christ leaders guide taken at Retreat House.

A Companions Creed by John Bryant

  • Lightening our burdens

  • Smile and enjoyment and instead of worry

  • Relaxation instead of anxiety

  • Solutions instead of dilemmas

  • Love instead of indifference

  • Selflessness instead of protectiveness

  • Joy

  • Gratitude

  • Submission

  • At one with all

John Bryant is a Trained Spiritual Director, attorney and former U.S. congressman. He’s currently enrolled in seminary at Perkins School of Theology at SMU. Bryant has taught Companions and Christ, a small group study centered around spiritual formation, for more than two decades to various groups in Dallas. He recently concluded a Companions group through Retreat House where he shared the above list he compiled through the years as fruits of the spiritual life.

Emily Turner
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