00:00The Chibi News Daily Reflection
00:04Welcome to St Michael's Church in New Haven. My name is Marcus Mack. The question, who am I,
00:12deals with our identity, which are like living guides directing our lives. Intrigued by what a
00:19four-year-old would say, I asked my daughter, who are you? Gianna was the reply. I then asked,
00:25who is Gianna? And she replied, I don't know. Still developing and growing in understanding,
00:32that is a fair and honest answer. I sometimes ask adults, tell me about yourself, who is Alex,
00:39for example? The general response is, oh, I don't really know. I do this as a job, I'm in this
00:45relationship from this place, and I like doing this hobby. Self-created identities fail to provide
00:51secure foundations and leave us without the resources to navigate and flourish in an ever-changing
00:58world. In the Christian faith, we do not create our identity, we receive it. God created us for
01:05himself, so we no longer belong only to ourselves. Our identity now includes another. Who we are is
01:13rooted in who God is. And because God is three distinct persons in relationship with each other,
01:18our identity is rooted in relationship with God. My identity is no longer me as an autonomous being,
01:27but us together in the world.
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