Little pumpkins

         I am in love with the idea of what something can be! Of what something ordinary can become. I have a huge love of thanksgiving. It is probably one of my favorite holidays and I love decorating for fall. I have all of these plaster and plastic, ceramic and glass, even paper mache pumpkins. Some of them are scarred and dented some the paint has come off in places. And my favorite plastic one has teeth prints on one side (I use these to decorate the church, and apparently one of our little ones at some point thought it looked yummy.) Apart from one another, and in the wrong place, they look a hot mess! But when they are used in the right way and the right setting they are beautiful and work amazingly well together and are a blessing to others!
          This reminded me of our church body. Not just Trinity Baptist, but all of the churches of all denominations that make up Christianity. Romans 12:5 So in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. We are Gods plastic and plaster, ceramic and glass and even paper mache pumpkins. We are scarred because of painful experiences or possibly broken hearts that he has had to piece back together. Some of us may be aging and our "paint" is fading in places. Some of us may even have left over "bite marks" from the bite of gossip and jealousy. And all of us were once covered in stains that only the Blood of Jesus can cover.
         When I open my tubs of pumpkins and pull each one out to examine it and put it on display, I smile. Can't help myself. I know how they all look apart but I know when I put my little pumpkins together they will add to one another and strengthen one another to stand in front of all as a beautiful creation. I like to think God is the same way, he knows all His little pumpkins are battered and bruised in their own ways. But, He also knows each contains beauty and that together they make a more impactful statement than they could ever make alone =)

            God bless and keep you Ms. Jill