During the rest of S.S. I got my characters costumed. During worship I went through the regular worship routine with prayers, Apostles' Creed, tithes & offerigs. Then I disappeared behind the backdrop we had set up in front of the piano and choir for our Abigail reader. Abigail came in from the front door and down the aisle to the desk in her setting. She is carrying four scrolls. She sits down and talks about receiving so many messages from Jerusalem and how unusual that is. She opens the first scroll from her cousin Malcus who is a member of the Sanhedrin, and begins to read. Dear Cousin Abigail, the Passover this year was both exciting and disturbing......
At that point Malcus has comes in and sat at the desk in front of the second set on the other side of the room. He picks up the sentence.....and things haven't settled down yet. It was meant to depict a flashback where the participant in the events is writing the letter. Malcus tells about the arrest and trial of Jesus. After Malcus, came Abigail's son Eli, who is a member of the Temple Guard. Eli tells about the arrest in the garden and how Jesus healed his ear after it was sliced off. Then Ayla tells about her husband Josh being crucified with Jesus, so she tells the crucifixion story from the Via Dela Rosa to the death. Then finally Mary Magdalene tells of the burial and resurrection. Inbedded (like that word) within the monologues were appropriate songs coming from the invisible choir.
At the end of the program I had all the adults come forward and select a live carnation from the "living cross" I made on Saturday. Each flower had a Scripture message wrapped around the florist stick. That was my gift to everyone. The children got Easter eggs with a small toy and candy in them.
Everyone was very complimentary of the program and I thought it went well. The choir was in good voice and no one made any mistakes. My readers did a great job. I just wish I could have been out front to see the whole thing.