Who Am I? I am fortunate to know my parents, so I can say I am the son of Tuomo and Marja. I was fortunate to be born in Canada, so I can proudly say that I'm a Canadian. The last time I got naked, the mirror reminded me that I am an almost middled aged, blindingly caucasian, slightly overweight, hairier than yesterday and smellier than the day before male who still likes the way his wife of sixteen years looks in her birthday suit. My 5 kids call me Dad. Their friends call me Mr. Kostamo (except for this young man who appears to be interested in my daughter. He's afraid to talk to me...and so you could even say that to some I'm a scary gun owner. * OK, I have to update this, The young man did come and talk to me. I showed him my gun collection and my shooting skills, and collection of dead animals... and he still comes around. I'm running out of ideas....) To the cashier, I'm a customer who she wishes will have a "nice day." To the driver I cut off on the highway, I'm worthy of giving the universal hand signal that means "You're Number One!" To my neighbor's dog, I'm the nice man who keeps scooping the poop, has anger management issues, and has a really sexy leg. To the mountain I am the climber. To the fish I am the fisherman. To the map, I am lost. To the ocean I am the sailor, but alas, to my desk I am a prisoner. In the amazing race I am Truth's pursuer and every time I think I've finally found her, it turns out I just missed her. But she left behind a map and another clue. I am a human being; distinct from all other animals, and naked before an invisible God who has left His fingerprints all over this planet and the seemingly endless universe, which is unable to contain Him. So again, who am I? A wise man once suggested that the better question is: "Who's Am I?" Our identity is tied up in our relationships to our ancestors, heritage, family, nature and surroundings. All these exist somehow, by God's providence, and so my identity is ultimately found in Him.
Acts 17:28 "For in Him we live and move and have our being."
