I’m a woman is all, a woman I say
Does that make me not good enough,
To be given the time of day?
“No”, say You, “You’re a child of God.”
“Great!” say I, “thank you Lord!”
So I grow in that knowledge
That I’m loved by God on high
Told that I’m good enough
For Him to come and die
And I start to notice
That everywhere I go
I’m taking the lead
Helping run the show
And I hear the voice of the One who loves me
Saying I want you to lead My people
“No!” says I, “I can’t do that”
“Yes!” says He, “I’ll help you out”
“You see” says He,
“It’s not you, but Me.”
“In you and through You, I’ll bring forth the Kingdom”
“Just like Mary, who said ‘may it be done’”
“Alright” says I, “that sounds not too bad,
But only if it’s You in me and through me.”
So I start doing this leading,
Obedient to the calling of the Almighty
I get so far, then suddenly I’m told
I don’t qualify
“What?!” Says I, “Have I done something wrong?”
“No!” They say, “But you’re not a man.”
But God told me I’m actually worth loving
And God called me to lead His people
God said He would work in me and through me
Just like He did with Mary,
and Mary
and Martha
and Junia
and Deborah
and Priscilla
and those daughters of Zelophehad
So I’ll still lead and follow God’s call
No matter whether you tell me I fail the man test
But I’ll cry and hurt that some fellow believers
Tell me I’m just not good enough
