Cell, January 15 - The Mask
Monday, January 18, 2010
While we (hopefully) don't celebrate Halloween at Gospel Light, we do understand the concept of masks, costumes and disgiuses. These things keep people from seeing who we really are. Also, being either kids or former kids, most of us can get our heads around pretending to be someone else.
We asked the kids if they ever pretended to be someone else, and who. We got a lot of answers from "a Power Ranger" to " Hannah Montana" to "mommy." Someone even said they pretended to be God! (Hey, if you're gonna pretend, pretend big!)
What's the point of pretending like this? Well, when we pretend to be someone else, we imagine that we inherit their abilites as well. So pretending to be "Hanna Montana" means pretending you are a famous singer.
But sometimes, people pretend when it's not even playtime. Some people "pretend" to be Christians when they are in church - but then they act differently when they are in school or out with friends. Which "personality" is "real?" Hard to tell, but since Jesus wants your whole heart, chances are one would not have ot pretend if they were being who they were in Christ all the time.
Posted byMichael J Mahoney at 11:57 AM
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