christian what?

Today the Pope has passed on. I remember when I was a lil Dre, my Mommacita let me miss school to see the Pope ride by in his Popemobile. To this day, I can still remember that day, but the actual memory of Him seems to allude me. ..Strange how the mind works eh? I almost cried when I heard the news of his passing, but then I thought, he is where he always wanted to be, in Heaven with his boss. ...

I read a thread on DineUnderground.com about the Pope, and peeps were saying things that I thought were disrespectful to a person who, as a religious leader, deserves respect. I myself am a Christian, and I am proud to be one. I was raised in the Church, alternating between Presbyterian and Lutheran churches. I have recently been admited as a member of my church here in Salt River, a process that I had thought about long and hard.
I am not one to preach at others or to shove my religious belief down others throats, nor do I believe that is the what "the Man upstairs' would want us to do. I beleive that it is up to each individual to decide who and how one believes.
As an half-Apache woman, I was taught by my father and other elders in my family, the ways that we believe as Indeh. I went through my puberty ceremony, the gugitalth, when I was 13, and became a woman through the teachings and molding of my Godmother. I have always known who I am and where I come from, and I have always known and been taught that there was a God, Creator if you will, of this world we live in. This power can be felt in the wind that blows, the air we breathe, the laughter that comes from our mouths, and yes even the pain that we feel. It does not matter what you call this "power", GOd, Jesus, Ulsen, Shi'ta Bikehonan, but that IT does exist and it is good. My father told me " It does not matter what you call it, or how you pray, just that you know that it exists and that you believe."

I know that God has always been there for me, even when I was at my lowest, and believe me there have been some low times, but I have always felt his presense in my heart.

By stating this, I am in no way stating that I am above anyone else, far from it. I am one of the worst sinners, and have cursed his name, but I am human, and through the patience and forgiveness of He, that I have travled the roughest terrain and now stand, Happy.