I AM
I AM
The other day I was watching “The Prince of Egypt”. It was that animated movie about Moses and the 10 commandments. One of my favorite parts of that story is when Moses asks God his name. He simply states “ I AM”?? Well that solves and answers to a ton of questions doesn’t it? I Am? Is that the best we could do? I am sure that this story lost some of its authenticity throughout the years. “I AM”, was probably Andy or something that lost a couple of letters along the way. Regardless, “I AM” has been a staple in our English language that has never really lost its power.
At the university of Kansas the fight song is entitled “I’m a Jayhawk” I have probably listened, played, and directed this song 10,000 times in my extended stay in Lawrence. The title says it all. I Am A Jayhawk!! Shortened, but still exclaims the pride one feels in associating themselves with the school, mascot, and culture of Kansas University. Ask any Kansas student to sing the school’s alma mater and rock chalk chant and you will understand a whole new meaning of passion.
So what am I? I thought about this question today. I AM _______ Blank? So many words can fill that space. I am what? What is it that encompasses all of me in a single phrase? It was so much easier to sing along and not think about the words of our fight song. What are we? Who are we? I would love for someone to say Oliver, you are Christ. Oliver you are Love. You are Peace. You are Understanding. You are Patients. But I am not these things all the time. I am also Anger….at times. I am hate…when stuck in traffic. I am selfish. I am wrath. I am sloth. I am an asshole. Fortunately not all the time am I these lesser qualities, but they all still exist within me along with the good.
I am Oliver. The original, the unpredictable, the unprecedented. I am 31 flavors of life and then some. It is one of those things that I am come to grips with and embraced. I am throwing 7 kinds of smoke these days and loving each drop that life has to offer!! Through this I have learned the things about myself that I do not want to be. I am working on those. Replacing the bad flavors with the good is our true calling. I am a work in progress for sure.
Understanding that God encompasses all acts of life sheds some light on the “I AM” ness of that statement. Something that magnificent could never be summed up in one world. God’s power is boundless; words could never do him justice.
The other day I was watching “The Prince of Egypt”. It was that animated movie about Moses and the 10 commandments. One of my favorite parts of that story is when Moses asks God his name. He simply states “ I AM”?? Well that solves and answers to a ton of questions doesn’t it? I Am? Is that the best we could do? I am sure that this story lost some of its authenticity throughout the years. “I AM”, was probably Andy or something that lost a couple of letters along the way. Regardless, “I AM” has been a staple in our English language that has never really lost its power.
At the university of Kansas the fight song is entitled “I’m a Jayhawk” I have probably listened, played, and directed this song 10,000 times in my extended stay in Lawrence. The title says it all. I Am A Jayhawk!! Shortened, but still exclaims the pride one feels in associating themselves with the school, mascot, and culture of Kansas University. Ask any Kansas student to sing the school’s alma mater and rock chalk chant and you will understand a whole new meaning of passion.
So what am I? I thought about this question today. I AM _______ Blank? So many words can fill that space. I am what? What is it that encompasses all of me in a single phrase? It was so much easier to sing along and not think about the words of our fight song. What are we? Who are we? I would love for someone to say Oliver, you are Christ. Oliver you are Love. You are Peace. You are Understanding. You are Patients. But I am not these things all the time. I am also Anger….at times. I am hate…when stuck in traffic. I am selfish. I am wrath. I am sloth. I am an asshole. Fortunately not all the time am I these lesser qualities, but they all still exist within me along with the good.
I am Oliver. The original, the unpredictable, the unprecedented. I am 31 flavors of life and then some. It is one of those things that I am come to grips with and embraced. I am throwing 7 kinds of smoke these days and loving each drop that life has to offer!! Through this I have learned the things about myself that I do not want to be. I am working on those. Replacing the bad flavors with the good is our true calling. I am a work in progress for sure.
Understanding that God encompasses all acts of life sheds some light on the “I AM” ness of that statement. Something that magnificent could never be summed up in one world. God’s power is boundless; words could never do him justice.
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