Who Do You Say I Am?
Jesus in my Eyes
Human
Jesus was just as human as he was divine. He was as human as I am and as you are. Even he needed help and asked his Father for it.
Homie
There are people who are your "friends" and people who are your "homies." Anyone can be a friend but not anyone can bring you close to home and make you feel secure When I talk to Jesus I feel safe, and home is where he is which is why I consider him a homie.
Source of Unconditional Love
I can mess up in life so many times and I know he will always love me.
But Who Do You Say That I am?
All the things I have listed above and just talked about are all the ways that I view Jesus. I feel very strongly about all of them but in all honesty the one that I feel the most passionate about is Jesus being the source of unconditional love. As everyone else in this room, I am constantly feeling stressed out about everything. I have my overprotective parents to worry about, trying to be as smart as my sister was in high school, act my best for Spring Sing, working out out until I can't breathe, etc. I am always feeling afraid to mess up. Sometimes I forget it is okay and that I shouldn't be too hard on myself but when I do my daily morning prayer on my way to school, I remember that no matter the mistakes I will make throughout the day, Jesus will still love me at the end of the day. In the reading of Matthew 16:18 Jesus talks about building a church. He means building a community and he is not selective and choosing one type of person to join him in enjoying the kingdom of his Father. He also says that our earthly materials won't be necessary in heaven. The only thing that we will ultimately need is him.Jesus is all I need and he has shown me since I was a young girl that he would love me and forgive me for my sins. Some of you may think that you have not met that guy who would take a bullet for you, am I right? Well let me tell you something, I know a guy who would take getting crucified on a cross for me. A guy who would take beatings and aggressive harassment for me. A guy who would die for MY sins. A guy who actually did these things. Not only for me but for my family, friends, classmates, teachers, and everyone in the world. If you are not sure what the term "unconditional love" is, this is the clear definition of i and it is how I feel Jesus' divinity the most. Honestly,I feel like a princess. It is not because I have a boyfriend who is a prince. It is because my father loves me so much and he is a king who reigns in heaven.
1 Peter 4:8
"Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins."
Don't Stop- Slightly Stoopid
"Don't Stop" - Slightly Stoopid
Lyrics
When everytime I close my eyes and I see your face
And I know ain’t a thing in this world that will ever take your place
When I’m gone just know that them things won’t change
And I know ain’t a thing in the world that will ever take your place
Like a rhythm you play or a drum that you feel
My love for you well you know that it’s real
All that she's sayin’ and all that she’ll do,
My love for her well I know that it’s true
I don’t stop, stop the way I feel, because I love you
Lord I won’t stop, stop the way I feel because I love you
You gotta smile that lights up my life and I won’t let go
I see the moon and the stars in your eyes and I’m wantin’ you to know
It’s been some time you’ve been in my life since the day we’ve met
I think of you and the times that we’ve had I never will forget
Like a rhythm you play or a drum that you feel my love for you
Well you know that it’s real
All that she's sayin’ and all that she’ll do,
My love for her well you know that it’s true
I don’t stop.
And I know ain’t a thing in this world that will ever take your place
When I’m gone just know that them things won’t change
And I know ain’t a thing in the world that will ever take your place
Like a rhythm you play or a drum that you feel
My love for you well you know that it’s real
All that she's sayin’ and all that she’ll do,
My love for her well I know that it’s true
I don’t stop, stop the way I feel, because I love you
Lord I won’t stop, stop the way I feel because I love you
You gotta smile that lights up my life and I won’t let go
I see the moon and the stars in your eyes and I’m wantin’ you to know
It’s been some time you’ve been in my life since the day we’ve met
I think of you and the times that we’ve had I never will forget
Like a rhythm you play or a drum that you feel my love for you
Well you know that it’s real
All that she's sayin’ and all that she’ll do,
My love for her well you know that it’s true
I don’t stop.
Ruth 1:16-17
"Please don't tell me to leave you and return home! I will go where you go, I will live where you live; your people will be my people, you God will be my God. I will die where you die and be buried beside you. May the Lord punish me if we are ever separated even by death!"