Years ago, I basically told my son: “Don’t be yourself, be acceptable to everyone else” when I denied him his wishes of going to church as Raphael (the Ninja turtle, not the artist). … (Raphael — not the turtle — was an artist, right?)
It ate at me for a bit and I wondered how many times has the church relayed that message to people: hide who you really are behind masks so that we can love you…