July is Disability Pride Month, and the first Christian artist that came to mind for me is Ken Medema. I've seen him lead worship at Wheaton College's chapel and am a big fan of his arrangement of "Jesus, Lover of My Soul."
I recently stumbled upon a song of his called "Mr. Simon." It's based on the parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector. It would work as an offertory in a Sunday service. Lyrics below:
Well there’s a man I really like for you to know
Mr. Simon is his name folks like him so
He’s got friends in all the nicest parts of town
His name is known all around
Every Sunday morning when the bells begin to ring
Mr. Simon’s at the church where he does his thing
He loves to join the lovelies who come to praise the Lord
And he loves to hear the people singing all in one accord
When Mr. Simon prays in church he’s always heard
You’ll note his every elegantly spoken word
Every time he gets the chance he prays out loud
He loves the church he loves the crows
While Mr. Simon’s uttering his pious prayer
There’s one who sits in back and seems quite unaware
You’ll see him kneeling and softly crying
“Lord, I’m not good at all, Lord have mercy on me
Lord, I have sinned against you, Lord have mercy on me”
Say Simon did you see that man in church today
Kneeling weeping in the most peculiar way
Well yes I hear his reputation is not so fine
I’m glad his reputation isn’t mind
Two men walked into the church upon that Sunday morn
One left slightly wrinkled the other left reborn, reborn
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