a mask, a second skin
a long-known way of living
seeing the world through a
clouded lens
through a jaundiced vision
knowing pain, familiar,
reflecting
holding onto this, strangely
comforting
ripping off their mask of
anger
a forced act of healing
something they know so well
that they have seen in the
mirror
lines etched on their faces
part of their portrait
not giving it up willingly,
it has to be taken from them
a mask, a second skin
layer upon layer
pulling at the threads
that it might unravel
forcing them to let go
to release their anger
that which keeps them
from walking in the light
ripping off their mask of
anger
damage, their life, the scar
tissue
exposing the wounds, issues
the source of that anger
only then able truly
to leave it to God.
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edited May 29, 2014
ripping off the mask of
anger
edited May 29, 2014
I have seen it on her
new May 29, 2014
a cloak of anger
May 27, 2014
angry, pray
Ephesians 4:31-32
“Put Anger Away”
devotion
by Jay Stone
for May 25, 2014
read May 25, 2014
Duck
Commander Daily Devotional
compiled by Alan Robertson
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