Pearl 6: 
Remember Who You Are 
   and Whose You Are


Original Text:  A good friend of mine was always told this by his father before he walked out the door each day. I think it annoyed him at the time. Rather, I know it did.  But, I can imagine that he now appreciates the sentiment. It was a loving and fatherly reminder to honor and live the life that God would want of him.  From a Christian perspective it was, and is, a reminder that through Christ we are given this incredibly precious gift called "life". 

I'm not willing to believe that my existence on this earth is by accident or without purpose. I'm not willing to believe that of yours, either. I believe in God...and God doesn't make mistakes.    - PCD

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
                                                                       - The Bible, Jeremiah 29:11
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Birkmann Chapel - Concordia University at Austin

YOU are not here by mistake.  Around the world and down through the ages there has never been another YOU, and there will never be another YOU.  The miracle of your existence is now in your hands.  YOU are here for a purpose.  YOU have something that only YOU can give to the world.
- excerpt from "1" by Dan Zadra & Kobi Yamada

"If we have never been amazed by the very fact that we exist, we are squandering the greatest gift of all."  - Will Durnat