MOM 8 "Who Am I?" by Casting Crowns

I love this song because, to me, it explains the Christian perspective on salvation better than any song I've ever heard. Also, it came out the year after we lost Zack, and it was so comforting to remember that in the pits of my depression and utter sadness, God was there, He cared and He understood. Listening to this song is bittersweet for me because it reminds me how fragile Zack's life turned out to be. It underscore the frailty of human life. We really are just "flowers quickly fading" and "vapors in the wind" - hearing this reminds me to live each day to the fullest because life is fragile. Do I always do that? No, sadly, not really, not as much as I should.
But I gain strength from the knowledge that my salvation and promise of heaven do not depend on my doing enough good things to qualify, but only on the sacrifice that Christ had already made for me. As the song says, "Not because of who I am, but because of what you've done. Not because of what I've done, but because of who you are."

God has "calmed the storm in me" many times over in the last few years. How I appreciate that and how I appreciate Christ's sacrifice for me. I truly am His. Whom shall I fear?


Who Am I
by Casting Crowns

Who am I?
That the Lord of all the earth,
Would care to know my name,
Would care to feel my hurt.
Who am I?
That the bright and morning star,
Would choose to light the way,
For my ever wondering heart.

Not because of who I am.
But because of what you've done.
Not because of what I've done.
But because of who you are.

Chorus:
I am a flower quickly fading,
Here today and gone tomorrow.
A wave tossed in the ocean,
A vapor in the wind.
Still you hear me when I'm calling,
Lord you catch me when I'm falling,
And you told me who I am.
I am yours.
I am yours.

Who am I?
That the eyes that see our sin
Would look on me with love
And watch me rise again
Who am I?
That the voice that calmed the sea,
Would call out through the rain,
And calm the storm in me.

Not because of who I am.
But because what of youve done.
Not because of what I've done.
But because of who you are.

Chorus:
I am a flower quickly fading,
Here today and gone tomorrow.
A wave tossed in the ocean,
A vapor in the wind.
Still you hear me when I'm calling,
Lord you catch me when I'm falling,
And you told me who I am.
I am yours.

Not because of who I am.
But because of what you've done.
Not because of what I've done.
But because of who you are.

Chorus:
I am a flower quickly fading,
Here today and gone tomorrow.
A wave tossed in the ocean,
A vapor in the wind.
Still you hear me when I'm calling,
Lord you catch me when I'm falling,
You told me who I am.
I am yours.
I am yours.
I am yours.

Whom shall I fear?
Whom shall I fear?
'Cuz I am yours.
I am yours.