Becoming Less Like Me!

Less like Me

By: Erin 

Each year since I was young

Ash Wednesday would quickly come

And I would think and think about which food I would deprive myself of

Convincing myself it was to please the big guy above

But not this Lenten Journey

I’m going to prepare my heart to tame my tongue

To sing praise

In many different ways

I’m going to prepare my heart to tame my tongue

To build others up and make them feel their worth

The worth they were given even before their birth

I’m going to prepare my heart to tame my tongue

To speak kind words about myself inside and out

The negative talk is something I could do without

I’m going to prepare my heart to tame my tongue

To foster light instead of the night we so often find

Because that is why we are here, as this season will remind

To do this, I will add a special time of prayer

For these things I did just share

To do this, I will write verses on my hand

To remind me of this journey when life does not go as planned

To do this, I will have people remind me when I forget

Very kindly of course, so there is no threat

I’m excited for this Lenten season

For this very reason:

It’s about becoming more like Christ and less like me

And that is how I want to be