REMOVE YOUR DISGUISE
Be brave enough to remove your disguise,
To see who you are beneath your eyes.
Embrace your flaws, they make you real,
They show the world how deeply you feel.
Be vulnerable and accept each part,
Every imperfection is a work of art.
These make you human, they make you whole,
They reflect the depth of your unique soul.
Be confident in your strengths each day,
Don’t hide your gifts or shy away.
Share with the world your light so bright,
For your talents bring others pure delight.
Say with courage, “This is me,”
Embrace mistakes, let them set you free.
Forgetful and messy, yet doing your best,
In every struggle, you find your zest.
Proud of who you are and will be,
Becoming the person you’re meant to see.
In every flaw and strength combined,
Lies a journey of beauty, one of a kind.
By Medard Laz
My Commentary:
Halloween is the one night of the year when almost everyone enjoys pretending to be someone else. Children become superheroes, witches, princesses, and ghosts. Adults put on costumes, too. But here’s a question worth pondering.
How many of us keep wearing masks long after Halloween is over?
I sometimes wear my “I’m so busy” mask. It can be a clever way of inviting sympathy for how much I have to do. Or perhaps it’s simply a convenient way of keeping people from bothering me.
Then there’s my “John Wayne” mask. That’s the tough guy who never needs help, never admits weakness, and confidently announces, “I can handle anything.” Even when I can’t.
Some people wear the mask of happiness when their hearts are breaking. Others wear the mask of success when they secretly feel like failures.
We smile and say, “I’m fine,” when nothing could be further from the truth.
Perhaps our greatest fear isn’t ghosts or goblins. It’s letting others see who we really are.
But here’s the beautiful truth. God sees behind every mask. God knows our fears, our failures, our insecurities, and the secrets we hide from everyone else. And God loves us anyway.
Jesus never asked people to pretend they were perfect. He welcomed sinners, embraced the brokenhearted, and loved those whom others had rejected. He invites us to become better, not to pretend we’re better.
This Halloween, enjoy the costumes, candy, and laughter. But when YOU take off YOUR Halloween mask, perhaps it’s time to remove another one.
Because the person God loves isn’t the person you’re pretending to be. It’s the real you. And that person doesn’t need a costume to be beautiful in God’s eyes.
MOST OF GOD’S ANGELS COME TO US IN DISGUISE!
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!
