In a world with over 8 million people, we might ask the question, “Does my life have purpose?” Read Ephesians 2:8-10. Young people wrestle with three critical questions: Who am I? Where do I belong? What is my purpose? Purpose begins with knowing who we are. We are each a child of God made in God’s image. God calls us by name. According to Paul’s letter to the Ephesians, we are all created by the Master, which makes us all a masterpiece. Purpose takes shape knowing we belong to the people of God. We are created to be in relationship with one another, and finding a place to belong is an important step to knowing our purpose. Once we figure out who we are and where we belong, we discover that God gives us purpose because God created us for good works. We don’t need to overthink this last question, “What is my purpose?” When we put our faith into action and love people the way Jesus loves people, then we understand that transforming the world is as easy as transforming our little part of the world by being ambassadors of God’s love in a broken world. Simple acts of kindness may not feel like the world is being transformed, but if we all focus on acts of loving-kindness each day, we are making a difference for God’s kingdom.

Lord Jesus, help me to love people as you love people. Lead me to make a difference in the world today through simple acts of lovingkindness. Amen.