When I think of a veil, I think of a cloth that covers a person's face as with Muslim woman or a bride. But in looking up the word veil in the dictionary, it also has the meaning of something that is hidden or disguised of obscuring something or separating one thing from another.
Have you ever noticed people only request prayers for others and never ask for themselves? When someone asks, 'does anyone have any prayer requests?', I will say nothing unless my request is for someone else. I can't imagine asking for me, because (1) it doesn't seem right and (2) I would end up crying. But then I end up crying anyway because I know I need their prayers but am too afraid to ask.
So I keep my personal requests inside and hidden (like a veil) from others.
I don't want people to think I'm looking for attention or whatever.
Sometimes I want people only to know me from what they see on the outside, not the inside, not the real me. It is embarrassing to have to ask for help and to do it verbally through a prayer request and remove 'my veil' is almost beyond comprehension. Talk about being afraid and vulnerable.
But most of us do want people to care about us, to love us and to pray for us, but they can't if they don't know the real us. And if we hide behind a veil and always have that smile on the outside, they will never know that we may be crying on the inside.
To me, it all makes sense, but to implement it needs prayer in itself.
Nancy