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Pathfinder
Pledge & Law
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| The Pathfinder Pledge &
Law is an important part of Pathfinders. Thousands of Pathfinders each year
learn and choose to abide by the requirements of the Pathfinder Pledge and
Law for the sole purpose of growing closer to their fellow men and women,
and to their Creator. |
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Pathfinder Pledge and Law:
By the grace of God, I will be pure, and kind, and true. I will keep the
Pathfinder Law. I will be a servant of God and a friend to man.
The Law is for me to:
Keep the morning watch
Do my honest part
Care for my body,
Keep a level eye
Be courteous and obedient
Walk softly in the sanctuary,
Keep a song in my heart,
Go on God's errand.
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| Explanation -- Pathfinder
Pledge
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| By the grace of God |
Only as we rely on God
to help us can we do His will. |
| I will be pure |
I will fill my mind with
everything that is right and true and spend my time in activities
that will build a strong, clean character. |
| I will be kind |
I will be considerate
and kind, not only to my fellow man, but also to all of God's creation. |
| I will be true. |
I will be honest and upright
in study, work and play and can always be counted upon to do my very
best. |
| I will keep the Pathfinder
Law. |
I will seek to understand
the meaning of the Law and will strive to live up to it's spirit,
realizing that obedience to law is essential in any organization |
| I will be a servant to
God |
I will pledge myself to
serve God first, last, and best in everything I am called upon to
be or do. |
| I will be a friend to
man. |
I will live to bless others
and do unto them as I would have them do unto me. |
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| Explanation -- Pathfinder
Law |
| Keep the Morning Watch. |
I will have prayer and
personal bible study each day. |
| Do my honest part. |
By the power of God I
will help others, and do my duty and my honest share, wherever I may
be. |
| Care for my body |
I will be temperate in
all things and strive to reach a higher standard of physical fitness.
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| Keep a level eye. |
I will not lie, cheat
or deceive, and will despise dirty talk or evil thinking. |
| Be courteous and obedient. |
I will be kind and thoughtful
of others, reflecting the love of Jesus in all my association with
others. |
| Walk softly in the sanctuary.
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In any devotional exercise
I will be quiet, careful and reverent. |
| Keep a song in my heart
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I will be cheerful and
happy and let the influence of my life be as sunshine to others. |
| Go on God's errands. |
I will always be ready
to share my faith and go about doing good as Jesus did. |
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