i don't want to be

God, Father, El Olam,
protect me
save me
rescue me
confiscate me
seperate me
prevent me
i am afraid
i do not want to be caught up in this
i am tempted, my God,
tempted to be a part of something,
something that divides rather than unites
something that causes strife rather than peace
keep me from being:
a conservative christian
a liberal christian
a traditional christian
a progressive christian
a modern christian
a post-modern christian
an anglo-christian
a hispanic christian (not difficult to do)
a scottish christian
an irish christian
an american christian
an evangelical christian
a protestant christian
a catholic christian
an anabaptist christian
a methodist christian
a baptist christian
a lutheran christian
a presbyterian christian
a church of Christ christian
a rich christian
a poor christian
a white christian
a republican christian
a democrat christian
a libertarian christian
a green christian
a socialist christian
a communist christian
a capitalist christian
a businessman christian
a gardener christian
a scary christian
help me not be anything but Yours.
Let me be known by Your love.
Let me be seen with Your hands.
Let me be heard with Your words.
Let me be known by Your name.
Let me be Yours and Yours alone.
Take away my identity and replace it with Yours.
Let me be Yours.

raymond, a child of the King