Christian Reflection and Prayer

A lady had been baptized. One of her
co-workers asked her what it was like
to be a Christian. She was caught off
guard and didn’t know how to answer
but she saw a jack-o’-lantern on her
desk and answered: “It’s like being a
pumpkin.”

“What do you mean by that?” the other
worker asked.

“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 the 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.”

written by Liz Curtis Higgs and
"Pumpkin Patch Parable.")

BE SOMETHING NEW AND BRIGHT