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