How many masks does each person wear? It is inevitable that we all wear masks. But I wonder how much of our true self shows through the mask. In hidden and unhindered moments, when we think no one is looking, little sparks of the one underneath shines through, like specks of light through bullet-ridden material.

Is it possible that we can come to the point of revealing our true self to one person, one whom we trust against all others? When I read about Jesus and those who started the church after Him, I see that the removal of masks was a primary part of becoming part of His family. So, why are we still in this place now? Pretending to be what we are not, pretending that all is well when deep inside we are dying of pain and loneliness? There are days when I leave a place and wonder if the people I have just been with are truly as appy as they showed themselves to be.

What would it take for people to remove the masks? WHat would happen if we started to reveal the one beneath the layers of personality makeup?