OK, so I absolutely LOVE this song by Casting Crowns. It is at the top of my favorites list, if not #1. It is so true! I see how you go to church, put on a face for the crowd, go back home and your life is not like you just pretended it to be. The other people don't know that and they don't want to either. We just go, put on an air of concern when we really only care about ourselves and what is going on in our lives. If we could all learn to break down those walls and just be open and honest, a miracle could happen in the churches of today. Without further adieu...
Stained Glass Masquerade
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
Ponder...are your arms open? The love of Jesus SHOULD BE enough to make you stay!
