Union with Christ gives us a new identity, but to accept it requires leaving behind the life we have always known. Before Orphan Annie could allow herself to be adopted by Daddy Warbucks, she had to first give up hope of her parents coming back for her. In order for us to embrace the joy of “Christ … is your life” (Col. 3:4), we must face the terrifying vulnerability of our true condition—without him we can do nothing.
