A lady recently being baptized was asked by a co-worker what it was like to be a Christian.  She replied, "It's like being a pumpkin.  God picks you from the patch, washes all the dirt off that you may have gotten from the other pumpkins.  Then He cuts the top off and scoops out all the yucky stuff.  He removes 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 the world to see."