Plastic People

Stained Glass Masquerade

by Casting Crowns

Is there anyone that fails?

Is there anyone that falls?

Am I the only one in church today

feeling 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

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.

Here's something I read about this song on another blog (Church Tech Matters)--

It talks of worship not being a performance and what would it be like if we all let down our masks, our happy faces, and truly worshipped, to show our weaknesses and let others minister to us while we minister to others.

The line from the song that goes through my head more than I probably want to admit is this:

Are we happy plastic people under shiny plastic steeples

With walls around our weakness and smiles to hide our pain?

God is really working on me lately, taking me deeper in my relationship with Him.

It’s wild, I’m doing things I don’t normally do, like actually read and study the Bible.

The question that bounces around my head lately is ‘What is worship? What does it mean to worship?’ I am studying scripture and reading different things about it and it is fascinating.

I gave everyone their very own happy plastic person as a reminder of what we are not to be.

It’s cool because I can make my happy plastic person do all kinds of things:
stand up
sit down
bend over
raise his arms
wave
kick
turn his head

But he does nothing for me and he’s not choosing to do anything. I’m not feeling the love there. As far as us and God, we are here to worship God, not just go through the motions.

Another couple lines from the song:

But would it set me free

If I dared to let you see

The truth behind the person

That you imagine me to be

That’s the question to ponder.

Wish I had time to make my own comments, but I don't tonight. Hope some of you will! What part made you stop and think? And what are you THINKING?

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