MAKEUP!!!!!!

Remember when we were little and they actually had good cartoons on the TV on Saturday morning?!? One of my favorite moments is when Daffy gets all shot up and disheveled and then screams, "MAKEUP!!" click here to remind yourself http://www.barbneal.com/wav/ltunes/daffy/Daffy123.wav

And then his bill would be moved from the top of his head to the front of his face, the bare spot on his tail would get new feathers and he no longer had that disgusted look on his face. Okay, now bear with me here...I have a confession to make. Sometimes, when I go up to the communion rail during Sunday worship and kneel down and I'm supposed to be praying, "Even though I'm not deserving of your forgiveness Lord, I am in dire need of your grace" I instead say to myself, "MAKEUP!!" Oh brother, I just can't help it. Isn't it really the same thing? Aren't we asking to be made new? Acceptable again? No longer all messed up? To be made whole again is an actual moment of grace that only God can give and it's a gift given that we cannot earn. We only yell, "MAKEUP" with our contrite heart and we get a new duckbill which brings me much peace!