Beautiful Poem!

I thought this poem is a great compliment to what I just wrote earlier... Enjoy!

-Meghan

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!

Pretty is as Pretty does... but beautiful is just plain beautiful!

Certified Hotties

Okay, So in 'The Square', we all call ourselves certified hotties. Do we think that we are necessarily prettier than anyone else? No, unless you count some of Tom's girlfriends... but, I digress. We call each other nice names to lift each other up, not put each other down! I hear too many teens and young adults in conversation with their friends throwing out some really negative and downright crude terms and truly thinking that they are 'showin some love' when they say it! When has it become acceptable in our culture to say degrading things to one another? We really need to step back and take a look at our lives and how we carry ourselves. When we carry ourselves wrong, we misrepresent who we really are and miss out on opportunities to show the love of Christ.

I feel like The Square started a really good thing by getting all the teens in our youth at church on board with this positive name calling thing... I have actually noticed some differences in the way many of the teens act because of it. My challenge to you is to concentrate on being more positive in your life and seeing how contagious it can be to others!!

-Meghan