What is a Christian?
- 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!

Share this with somebody who already has this
understanding, as reinforcement.

But more importantly, share this with those who do not have a clear understanding of what it means to be a Christian, so that the myth that Christians think they are "perfect" or "better than others" can be dispelled.

I realise I haven't been writing a proper post in a long time...the last one-word post is simply to let people know that, yes, I'm still alive though not really kicking. Let's blog a little about the mid term break...how should I begin? Well, the break was filled with tuitions and more tuitions...cos the lessons on the previous week were postponed...how coincidental...oh right...and so, it was tuition from Mon, Tues, Wed, and Thurs...th HIGHLIGHT of the week was probably tues and fri when I met up with Cheryl, Lisa (on Tues) and Lydia (on Fri). It's been ages since I met up with that GREEN girl...we were at anchor all the way from the morning to night...except when we went for IKEA for a little while...old good anchor... i kind of miss that place...and oh, it was also on Fri that I finally ate the Secret Recipe cheesecake after a long, long time...how I miss it...talk about indulgance...i know it too well. So, that's the mid-term break for me...how interesting it was... Anyway, this week has been a quite a good week for me. It's the exam week. ANd i guess, you all know what's coming...i'll soon be free from tuitions. So, for this week's tuition sessions, I didn't really teach the kids (ok, they're not that young...but calling them kids sound nice), instead, I focus more on stress management, pep talks and all that...i know that i'm not quite qualified to talk about that...but hey, i've been through all that; and it's heartening to hear that one of my students went to St. Andrew's Cathedral to sit and quieten herself before my lesson. I guess I will miss all of them...i'll miss their inquisive nature... miss having them around...but we all have to move on with life...
Talk about moving on with life...Shirley announced during dg that she'll no longer work with crusade...how sad...i mean, we all loved her...i've been talking quite a lot to her...and she's a good listener...in addition, i have a great deal to learn from her in terms of my walk with God. But i guess we can still keep in touch...By the way, tml's Mid Autumn Festival. Got your mooncakes and lanterns ready? Enjoy.