Saturday, July 12, 2008

I am a Christian...Somehow

Filed under: "Note to Self"
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"When I Say I Am a Christian" by Carol Wimmer

When I say... "I am a Christian"
I'm not shouting "I'm clean livin'."
I'm whispering "I was lost,
Now I'm found and forgiven."

When I say... "I am a Christian"
I don't speak of this with pride.
I'm confessing that I stumble
and need Christ to be my guide.

When I say... "I am a Christian"
I'm not trying to be strong.
I'm professing that I'm weak
And need His strength to carry on.

When I say... "I am a Christian"
I'm not bragging of success.
I'm admitting I have failed
And need God to clean my mess.

When I say... "I am a Christian"
I'm not claiming to be perfect,
My flaws are far too visible
But, God believes I am worth it.

When I say... "I am a Christian"
I still feel the sting of pain.
I have my share of heartaches
So I call upon His name.

When I say... "I am a Christian"
I'm not holier than thou,
I'm just a simple sinner
Who received Gods grace, somehow!!


Evidently, there are several different versions of this floating around and attributed to different people. Snopes is helping clarify the air (thanks James!).

2 comments:

James said...

Just FYI, this poem was not written by Maya Angelou, but by Carol Wimmer. You can read about it here: http://www.snopes.com/glurge/christian.asp It is still a good poem.

John said...

Thanks for the clarification, James.