Theme:       Short narrated drama shows Mary’s reaction to the angel’s message of her role in the birth of Jesus
Bible Reference:     Luke 1:38

Cast:         1 actress and 2 narrators

Set, Lighting, Sound: standard

Costumes:    likely traditional

Time:

Sample of script:       2

actress come on stage

N1:          “Greetings, you who are highly favoured.”

Mary reacts with surprise

N2:          Highly favoured? . . . What would cause Mary to feel highly favoured? Left to explain her remarkable situation to her family, to her friends, to her neighbors, even to the man to whom she was engaged to be married?

N1:          “The Lord is with you!”

N2:          Wouldn’t Mary have been justified if she questioned the value of the Lord’s presence given the enormity of the task which was thrust upon her?

N1:          “You, Mary, are highly favored.”

actress has puzzled look

N2:          Would Mary’s response not have been . . . “Isn’t there someone else?”

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