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| Helovesme2 Registered user Username: Helovesme2 Post Number: 574 Registered: 8-2004  |
I ran back across this link today to a poem which has blessed me and decided to share it here. I love the things it shares about God! Blessings, Mary | ||
| Melissa Registered user Username: Melissa Post Number: 1430 Registered: 7-2003 |
I have to throw in this poem which a dear member of this forum sent me a few days ago. I have pasted it all over my office and even made it part of my desktop background. I hope you are blessed by it as well..... Christians - By Maya Angelou 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! | ||
| Randyg Registered user Username: Randyg Post Number: 230 Registered: 12-2004 |
Melissa, I also received this wonderful message. Thank-you Richard for thinking of me as well. I sure appreciated reading it, and I too will copy it, and pass it on. Randy | ||
| Seekr777 Registered user Username: Seekr777 Post Number: 556 Registered: 1-2003  |
I feel blessed that the two of you appreciated the poem by Maya Angelou. I believe she was the poet laurate (sp?) of the US a few years ago. Every once in awhile I come across a poem or article and feel lead to send it to others. I go down my address book and ask God to guide me who to send it to. I'm not in the business of "spam" but feel God does want us to share and lift each other up. I have been blessed to have some on here trust me with their email address' - THANKS. In Christ, Richard rtruitt@mac.com | ||
| Peperpat Registered user Username: Peperpat Post Number: 12 Registered: 7-2006 |
Thank you Melissa, what a beautiful poem - Patti | ||
| Susan_2 Registered user Username: Susan_2 Post Number: 2256 Registered: 11-2002 |
I liked the peom so much that I photocopied it. Thanks for the sharing. | ||
| Helovesme2 Registered user Username: Helovesme2 Post Number: 578 Registered: 8-2004 |
Thanks Melissa (and Richard) for the Maya Angelou poem. Did anybody read the poem at the link I sent? I would have copied it to the list too, but it's copyrighted. Blessings, Mary | ||
| Mwh Registered user Username: Mwh Post Number: 111 Registered: 4-2006  |
I shared the Maya Angelou poem with some Christians and my SDA friend today. They all liked it  We praied and sang to God. And we read the first part of "The Biblical Basis of the Trinity" by Chris. My SDA friend grumbled a bit about the first part though. http://rtinker.powweb.com/discus/discus/messages/11/4030.html?1142563220 Thanks for sharing the poems. | ||
| Helovesme2 Registered user Username: Helovesme2 Post Number: 581 Registered: 8-2004 |
By the way, I just got news from 'New Urban Legends' that the Christians poem is actually written by Carol Wimmer rather than Maya Angelou. It doesn't change it's beauty, but knowing who wrote it does contribute to it's truth! http://www.snopes.com/glurge/christian.asp Blessings, Mary | ||
| Melissa Registered user Username: Melissa Post Number: 1432 Registered: 7-2003 |
That's very interesting, Mary. I thought that was a little more Christian than Maya Angelou typically expressed. |
