WHO WE ARE
The Lasting Supper was launched for this reason and this is its purpose:
To help people become and remain spiritually independent.
What does spiritual independence mean anyway?
- free from outside control
- not dependent on another’s authority
- self-governing
- not dependent on another for subsistence
- free-standing
It is our right, our responsibility and our reward to be spiritually independent.
The Lasting Supper boasts over 400 members from all around the world ranging in age from teenagers to adults of all ages. Most are either struggling to stay in the church, including those in ministry, or they are learning how to live their lives outside of it in healthy, happy, and meaningful ways. But no matter where you are on the belief spectrum, whether you believe or doubt or don’t, we show mutual respect for our individual paths.
THE MANIFESTO FOR SPIRITUAL INDEPENDENCE
ONE.
I am free. I always have been. I always will be.
TWO.
I have the right to ask questions as a way to become wise.
THREE.
It is my right and responsibility to find my own spiritual path.
FOUR.
It is my duty to myself and others to remove the log from my own eye first.
FIVE.
I take care of myself before I care about labels or what others call me.
SIX.
It is necessary for me to be true to myself before being true to a community.
SEVEN.
I recognize my roots but I will not allow them to prevent me from changing.
EIGHT.
I embrace my unique spirituality and will let my light shine for others.
NINE.
I take charge of my life and will live it wisely, compassionately and joyfully.
