who am i?

i have the priviledge of working with alzheimer patients. today is no exception. this morning, while many of our residents were in the lounge watching reverend schuller, one resident asked to hear some religious music in the living room. so i tuned the radio to a local christian station, which had a live broadcast of a local church service on. just about the time i tuned in, they started the special music selection before the pastor was to deliver his sermon.
i froze for a moment.
now i've always enjoyed this song, and its meaning, but today, it pierced deep.

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 wandering 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
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've told me who i am
i am yours. i am yours.
who am i, that the eyes that see my sin
could 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 of what you've done
not because of what i've done
but because of who you are
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've told me who i am
i am yours. i am yours.

what an amazing thought. nothing i've done. nothing i can do. nothing i can obtain. no requirements to receive his love. he loves me. his daughter. no ands, ifs, or buts. no strings attached. no fine print. no conditions.
thank you abba for your love. i still don't fully understand it or grasp it, but i am grateful for it. please continue to soften my heart when i get too full of myself. help me to rest in you.
i love you.
your ever quirky princess.