{"id":881,"date":"2008-05-06T17:06:26","date_gmt":"2008-05-06T22:06:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pinkhairedgirl.net\/?p=881"},"modified":"2008-05-06T17:06:26","modified_gmt":"2008-05-06T22:06:26","slug":"whats-hiding-behind-your-mask","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sherecovery.com\/blog\/?p=881","title":{"rendered":"what’s hiding behind your mask?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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another song came on through the old iTunes shuffle today. more convicting. maybe i should stop listening to music all together.<\/p>\n

the song was called stain-glass masquerade by casting crowns. now i know a lot of people don’t like casting crowns because they are too “beat you over the head” or even in some cases, just cheesy, but read these lyrics. so entirely poetic, powerful and potent.<\/p>\n

Is there anyone who\u2019s been there
\nAre there any hands to raise
\nAm I the only one who\u2019s traded
\nIn the altar for a stage<\/p>\n

The performance is convincing
\nAnd we know every line by heart
\nOnly when no one is watching
\nCan we really fall apart<\/p>\n

But would it set me free
\nIf I dared to let you see
\nThe truth behind the person
\nThat you imagine me to be<\/p>\n

Would your arms be open
\nOr would you walk away
\nWould the love of Jesus
\nBe enough to make you stay<\/p>\n

Are we happy plastic people
\nUnder shiny plastic steeples
\nWith walls around our weakness
\nAnd smiles to hide our pain
\nBut if the invitation\u2019s open
\nTo every heart that has been broken
\nMaybe then we close the curtain
\nOn our stained glass masquerade<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

in a place where we’re all called to come just as we are (church) what keeps you from being entirely real?<\/p>\n

what’s hiding behind your mask? <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

i know it can be hard to admit, so feel free to post anonymously<\/strong> or email me<\/a>. its good to let it out.<\/p>\n

<\/a><\/p>\n

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another song came on through the old iTunes shuffle today. more convicting. maybe i should stop listening to music all together. the song was called stain-glass masquerade by casting crowns. now i know a lot of people don’t like casting crowns because they are too “beat you over the head” or even in some cases,… Continue reading what’s hiding behind your mask?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[165,19,24,47,51],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-881","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-box-of-chocolates","category-church","category-cultural","category-porn","category-religion","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sherecovery.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/881","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sherecovery.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sherecovery.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sherecovery.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sherecovery.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=881"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sherecovery.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/881\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sherecovery.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=881"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sherecovery.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=881"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sherecovery.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}