Contemplative Bible Reading

1 Peter 2:10 (New Living Translation)

“Once you had no identity as a people;
now you are God’s people.
Once you received no mercy;
now you have received God’s mercy.”

Who am I? What is my title? What do people call me? What is it I want people to call me? What identity do I wish? How about:

One of God’s persons

Sometimes we are called Christians. That is all. That is all I should want. That is certainly all that I need.