06 December 2010

Words of Wisdom

This is my friend Andrea:
 


Andrea and I met in college, and she's ridiculously gorgeous.

Anyway, I'm introducing you to her because this is my nifty way of stealing her most recent post, because I really loved it.  Go check it out here.

I'll leave you with this though, I thought it was really lovely.

"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." 


             -Maya Angelou

6 comments:

Eat Pray Love said...

Consider that high jacked, one more time. DANG! I seriously..wow. Love it! I need to frame it, some how. Tattoo it? Hah just kidding. But yeah, thanks for posting that.

It's ridiculous how true it is..MMM good.!

I love you <3

he calls me wifey said...

you are so sweet to say such kind things about me! i think YOU'RE pretty amazing and pretty damn gorgeous!

and i'm really glad you liked my post. Maya is truly one of a kind.

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CarWegs said...

Ahhhhh I love this and you. End of story. Thank you for sharing this :)

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Gareen said...

I'm new to your blog and, I must say, this poem really touched me. Thanks for opening my eyes to it! Maya Angelou is great.

Have a great weekend!

xoxo,
Gigi