Who do you say I am?
“We answer this question every day by the way we live. We reveal what we believe about God, about ourselves, and about other people. A powerful message is expressed by how we interact with others. Every encounter is an opportunity for us to make a deep, meaningful connection, or to hide behind the fears and prejudices that prevent us from truly getting to know another person.
Our Western culture, particularly the church, has taught us to be blind to the individual by placing people in categories; single, married, divorced, women, men, recovering, disabled, immigrant, and gay. We apply preconceived notions to each group because it helps us to identify who they may be. These preconceived notions fail to recognize the value of and embrace the uniqueness of the individual without even hearing their story. Each person’s story has the potential to bring a deeper understanding to who they are…and they long to share it. Everyone wants to be known and loved.”
