"Stained Glass Masquerade"
by Casting Crowns
Is there anyone that fails?
Is there anyone that falls?
Am I the only one in church today feelin' so small?
Cause when I take a look around
Everybody seems so strong
I know they'll soon discover that I don't belong
So I tuck it all away, like everything's okay
If I make them all believe it, maybe I'll believe it too
So with a painted grin,
I play the part again
So everyone will see me the way that I see them
Are we happy plastic people?
Under shiny plastic steeples?
With walls around our weakness
And smiles to hide our pain?
But if the invitation's open
To every heart that has been broken
Maybe then we close the curtain
On our stained glass masquerade
Is there anyone who's been there
Are there any hands to raise
Am I the only one who's traded
In the altar for a stage?
The performance is convincing
And we know every line by heart
Only when no one is watching can we really fall apart
But would it set me free
If I dared to let you see
The truth behind the person
That you imagine me to be?
Would your arms be open
Or would you walk away
Would the love of Jesus
Be enough to make you stay?
I love this song. Thoughts, comments? Is this your reality?
4 comments:
It's hard to be vulnerable and show other people what we're really feeling. We need to rely on the Holy Spirit sometimes to help us through that intimate relationship issue with other people at church.
I like the poetry in this song. It is very well put.
I love this song, too. I think it's hard not to be this way and I think sometimes the church is the hardest place to be real. Have you read, "Truefaced"? Great book about taking off our masks, turning the handle on the door of humility and entering the room of grace. I bet we all could stand to extend a little more grace to those around us..
Holy moly! I haven't heard that song before, but I've totally been there! One of my prayers as we move to a new city and join a new church home is that I will be transparent from the beginning. No past to live up to (or run away from), no unrealistic expectations and no pretending to be someone I am not.
I want to make genuine friendships with the people I meet and to be able to minister and be ministered to.
Xandra
CA Isoms - No, I haven't read Truefaced but I will look for it!
Xandra - It's easier sometimes to start over... because sometimes the people who have known you forever can't see how much you've changed because they're too busy dwelling on the person you used to be.
Sunshine - I love the poetry too... the last part especially. It's a question I ask myself a lot - would I still have my arms wide open to people if I discovered that they weren't who I imagined them to be?
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