In the musical, Les Miserables, Jean Valjean struggled to come to grips with his identity. He was a fugitive, chased by the police because of a crime he had committed. In order to escape from law enforcement, he changed his name and kept his past a secret. It then happened that someone else was arrested because the police had mistakenly identified this stranger as Jean Valjean. When Valjean found out, his conscience bothered him. In a song he sang, he asked himself, “Who am I? Can I conceal myself for evermore? Pretend I'm not the man I was before? And must my name until I die be no more than an alibi? Must I lie? My soul belongs to God, I know. I made that bargain long ago. He gave me hope when hope was gone. He gave me strength to journey on.”  Motivated by his gratitude toward God, he decided to reveal his true identity in order to save that innocent man. I suppose all of us have to come to grips with who we are. When I was seventeen, I attended an evangelistic meeting on Christmas day, and, by the power of the Holy Spirit, I was made aware that I was a sinner. When the preacher invited the audience to receive Jesus as their personal Savior, I struggled hard prior to responding. But by the grace of God, I was able to raise my hand to receive Christ into my heart. I understood that without Christ, I would go to hell if I were to die that evening. I am so glad that I did receive Christ and did become a new person that night. The Bible says, “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come.” (2 Cor. 5:17)  If you ask me today who I am, I will tell you, beyond the shadow of a doubt, that I am a child of God. Praise the Lord!

在歌舞劇「孤星淚影」中, 華約翰為著自己的身份不停地掙扎, 由於他從前犯了罪, 他成為警察追捕的逃犯. 為了逃避執法者, 他就改名換姓, 又隱藏自己的往事. 後來警察把另外一個人錯認是華約翰, 就拘捕了這個陌生人. 當華約翰知道這件事以後, 他的良心就忐忑不安.  在一首歌曲中, 他撫心自問, “我是誰? 我可以掩飾自己直到永遠嗎? 我真的可以永遠隱瞞自己, 冒充不再是從前的我嗎? 我的名字是否直到我死都只不過是一個託辭而已呢? 我必須說謊嗎? 我知道我的靈魂是屬於上帝的. 我早就跟祂立過約. 在我絕望的時候祂給了我希望. 祂也賜我力量繼續在人生的路途上奔走.”對上帝感恩之情驅使華約翰決定透露自己真實的身份, 以能去挽救那位無辜的人. 我相信人人終需要正視我們是誰這個問題. 當我十七歲那年, 在聖誕節那天，我參加了一個佈道會, 聖靈的能力感動了我, 讓我明白自己是個罪人. 當牧師邀請會眾接受耶穌作為他們個人救主的時候，我經過很大的掙扎才能作出回應. 然而, 靠著神的恩典, 我舉起了我的手, 接受基督進入我的心. 當時我明白, 假若當天晚上我死掉, 而我還沒有基督的話, 我就會落到地獄. 我真高興那天晚上我接受了基督, 並且成為一個新造的人. 聖經說, “若有人在基督裡, 他就是新造的人, 舊事已過, 都變成新的了.” (林後5:17） 如果今天你問我我是誰, 我會毫無疑問地告訴你, 我是神的兒女. 讚美主!