What my guy friends say: "You're a terrible person".
What my girl friends say: "You are a good friend/You're a jerk".
What their actions say: "I trust and count on you"
What my family says: "We love you and miss you"
What their actions say: "Oh, you're around?"
What God says: "I have called you by name, you are mine... I love you."
What his actions say - the same thing.
With all these voices telling me who I am, who do I believe? Or perhaps all of these voices speak some truth about who I am, perhaps I am all these things, maybe I'm none of them. A wise man once told me to "find my identity in Christ", yet, it is undeniable that at least part of our identity is shaped by the social context we are placed in. I don't even know where home is anymore, I have multiple communities telling me different (and sometimes conflicting) things about who I am. The only one who remains constant is the Lord. Perhaps the NT writers new what they were talking about in referring to Christ as the chief cornerstone. It really seems that he is the only constant source to be found.
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