I received this in a forwarded email and thought it worthy of sharing:

Being a Christian is like being a jack-o-lantern.
God lifts you up, takes you in, and washes all the dirt off of you.
He opens you up, touches you deep inside and scoops out all the yucky stuff
--including the seeds of doubt, hate, greed, etc.
Then He carves you a new smiling face and puts His light inside you to shine for all the world to see.

Hopefully I'll remember this the next time I'm in a scraping or carving phase. Happy Halloween all!