The Muse is Loose

I saw them yesterday at the Dallas Arboretum. They were every conceivable shape and size. There were even variations in color. FIFTY THOUSAND.......pumpkins!

Today there will be an expected crowd of ten thousand plus. There may be some more wonderful rain showers like we enjoyed last night. Folks can take a pumpkin home with them if they wish...for a price. It is an amazing Fall extravaganza held each year. Laura, Ann, Calvin and I toured the place, mostly in an oversized golf cart, and saw the elaborate displays.

In that gigantic display of pumpkins there was not a single Jack-O-Lantern! Not one! After seeing so many pumpkins I began to imagine faces on these orange globes. I thought of the folks who would take them home and in a few days add the triangular or square eyes, and gapped teeth. There would be a nose of some shape. A light of candle or battery would be placed inside the scooped out pumpkin and it would have life and personality, and set in a prominent place for all to see and enjoy. It would become a Jack-O-Lantern!

You may be thinking the best purpose for a pumpkin is to furnish what is needed for a delicious pie. I think, however, a pumpkin is at it's best when it's master and owner carves a face and adds character with a smile. It becomes a joy to all who see it, day or night.

Far beyond this simple punkin' illustration is that which Maker/Creator/ God does. He breathes into each of our lives the "breath of life" and we become "a living soul". We become more than a simple decoration for a season, but a living breathing person for a lifetime. It is more amazing than the pumpkin carver's work, to see the creative genius of the Great Carver. I hope he has put a great big toothy grin on you today. "This is the day the Lord has made. I will rejoice and be glad in it!"