Personal Narrative: My Identity

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What is identity? What is my identity? I always thought i knew what my identity was, but when being presented with the prompt, “Write a narrative that demonstrates an aspect of your identity,” I became stupefied not knowing what to write about. I then pondered for many days what an important aspect of my identity is, until I opened one of my desk drawers. Inside, there was a Bible, and I opened up to the verse, “Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. [...] Amen,” (Matthew 6:9-13). Committing myself to G-d was challenging because no one can see Him or hear Him speak, but putting

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