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Photo Credits: Njeri Kiruku How do you define identity? To me, identity denotes a sense of association and power. This means that, whatever I have given power over me and allowed myself to associate with, defines my identity. Today, we shall focus on two people in the Bible whose identity changed forever, on account of Jesus Christ. Woman who had bled for 12 years and received healing In Luke 8:43- 44, we are told about the woman who had bled for 12 years. This is what the verses say,  Now, a woman, having a flow of blood for twelve years, who had spent all her livelihood on physicians and could not be healed by any, came from behind and touched the border of His garment. And immediately her flow of blood stopped.   You see, for this woman, her condition had become her identity to a point her name was never mentioned. I would imagine people no longer referred to her by her name because the condition had superseded who she was as a person - or so we think. Perh...

Photography: Njeri Kiruku;  Location: Rungiri Waterfront park When I was 5 years old or there about, my bigger cousins made my small cousin and I memorize Psalm 23:1. I vividly remember how excited I was reciting the first five words. I would use my fingers to count the number of words I recited , "The Lord is my Shepherd." As a child, these words were to me just another verse I needed to memorize but as an adult, I can confess that I have tasted and seen the truth in these words - God is indeed my Shepherd.    Like many of us, 2020 was supposed to be "that year". That year of change, that year of transformation, that year of crushing goals, that year of change, that year of new beginnings, that year of clarity, that year of getting married for some :). Well, as it turns out, this year, brought about change - but not in the way we anticipated. I always say, 2020 didn't catch God by surprise, nor its happenings. I will speak of my story since everyone's c...