An Image of Perfection

What does it really mean to be created in the image of God?

Eve catches sight of her reflection in the water and begins wondering about something women have wrestled with ever since. If God created her in His image, why does she not feel perfect?

In this thoughtful monologue, Eve works through questions of appearance, inadequacy, and self-image until she begins to see herself from a different perspective. Instead of measuring herself by what she sees in her reflection, she considers the perfection of the One who created her.

An Image of Perfection gives one actress a simple but meaningful opportunity to explore identity, worth, and what it means to be created in God's image. With almost no set requirements, it works especially well for women's ministry events, church services, retreats, and messages dealing with identity and self image.

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Sample script:

Eve is kneeling, making motions with her pitcher that she is gathering water, stops suddenly, puts pitcher aside, bends down seeing her reflection in the water, speaks

Eve, still looking into the water:
Perfect, huh? I don’t think that is quite right.

Stands, holding pitcher as she continues talking to herself.

Eve: How can that be, really? How could I be made perfect? The Lord said that He made Adam and I perfect, in His own image. So, how could it be that I don’t feel perfect? If Adam and I are perfect, then how come we don’t look exactly the same? What is perfect?

I know there will someday be many women after me. Perhaps they will all be made perfect. I’m sure they will never struggle with the feelings of having faults and inadequacies. Maybe God improves on us humans with time. That’s it – God starts off slow, but He’ll gradually get the hang of things!

Pauses and thinks for a moment.

Eve: Wait a minute – God made everything around me first. He created the entire earth and all that is on it before He created me! So, how could that be starting off slow? 

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