tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14433300.post112371976668805059..comments2023-11-24T23:00:01.175-05:00Comments on Post-evangelical Christian: Masks: A Monologuemarauder34http://www.blogger.com/profile/00651154474169358422noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14433300.post-81558348768900369682014-07-22T12:31:35.882-04:002014-07-22T12:31:35.882-04:00And yet how liberating it is when we find those ra...And yet how liberating it is when we find those rare and precious people before whom we can be utterly naked, and wear no mask at all.<br /><br />When darkness falls and we stand amid the ruin of our lives, these are the people whom we don't need to tell, "I screwed up." They know, but they don't care. They're there because we need them to be.<br /><br />"Love takes off masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within."<br />-- James Baldwinmarauder34https://www.blogger.com/profile/00651154474169358422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14433300.post-28082948313296854952014-07-22T09:28:32.475-04:002014-07-22T09:28:32.475-04:00There isn't a place in this world where I don&...There isn't a place in this world where I don't wear a mask, play a role. There's one role at work, another role at church, and another role even at home. But I've learned not to show my unvarnished naked self even to my own family, because they can't handle it. <br /><br />Something to do with the garden of Eden -- ever since the fruit , we've never shown our naked selves to each other, and the idea of truly showing everything to another human terrifies me. They aren't safe.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07126876756696216942noreply@blogger.com