the pumpkin
"What it’s like to be a Christian ? "
A lady had recently been baptized. One of her
coworkers asked her what it was like to be a
Christian. She was caught off guard and didn’t
know how to answer. But, when she looked up,
she saw a jack-o’-lantern on the desk and
answered, "It’s like being a pumpkin."
The worker asked her to explain that one.
"Well, God picks you from the patch and
brings you in, and washes off all the dirt on
the outside that you got from being around
all the other pumpkins. Then he cuts off
the top and takes all the yucky stuff out
from inside. He removes all those seeds
of doubt, hate, greed, etc. Then he carves
you a new smiling face and puts his light
inside of you to shine for all to see. It is
our choice to either stay outside and rot on
the vine or come inside and be something
new and bright."