Beautiful Christian Sister

[Ren]

Thought this was nice and thought I'd share. -ren

BEAUTIFUL CHRISTIAN SISTER


by Maya Angelou


'A woman's heart should be so hidden in Christ


that a man should have to seek Him first to find her.'


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 God's good grace, somehow!

[Cheeseburger]

I like it! very nice [clapping]

[gen]

'A woman's heart should be so hidden in Christ

that a man should have to seek Him first to find her.'

Ive read that before but the first sentence was missing. I like that bit. Love it.

[Ren]

I know Gen- I loved it too;)

[mamallama]

I like Maya Angelou! She's from AR, I believe too. TFS that...good stuff! ;)

[Reneemomto5]

Glad I checked this out, huh so its okay to admit us as Christians are weak, its okay to make mistakes, be imperfect and feel pain. I so totally looked at being a christian differently until reading this, as though somehow we had to be past that somehow. Shed a very interesting light, thank you Renee for posting this.