God-Blessed Risk Taking

God blessed risk.
We must be willing to pursue our God ordained passion and not worry about failure.

Cast: 1 (monolog)

• actor
• Pastor or other to make 1 word comment

Bible Reference:

• Luke 18:23, Numbers 13:10– 14:10

Set: standard

Sound: wireless mics if available

Song: none

Lighting: standard

SFX: none

Props:

• blindfold, (folded so the actor can see through). Shin pads, elbow guards, helmet

Costumes: standard

Special Instructions: none

Time: 4

Sample of script:

(Actor enters stage wearing a blindfold.)

Actor:
Whoa!
This here is some scary.
I’ve never been here on this stage before.

Well, that is, I should say I have never been on this stage before while wearing a blindfold.

I mean I likely have been on this stage a dozen times, and I’ve sat in the congregation like a gazillion times.

(Actor points in the general direction of the items below.)
And I know there is the pulpit . . . roughly over there . . .
And the pastor’s chairs are . . . about over there . . .
And the stairs are like . . . let’s see over there . . . and . . . as I recall, over about there.

(Pauses, thinks.)
Or maybe the stairs are more like . . . (points) . . . like there.

So, OK, I admit it, I am not like 1000% sure of the very exact location of things.

But before doing this, I went and had like a really good look-see around the stage, and I, as much as possible, did what you could say is my homework.
And I mostly figured out the possible problem areas.

Like wow, those stairs . . . if I take a tumble on them things it could be like some serious is what. I could go and get serious damage to this face and body.

So I figure I am gonna stick over here to this side of the stage, away from the dangerous side where a confrontation with stairs could result in blood and pain . . . my blood and pain I might add.

And I wore these here shin pads and elbow guards and this helmet, just in case I should fall.

But that’s not all. I mean this protection I am wearing will for sure help some, but let’s get real here. . . If I should go and take a spill head first down these here stairs . . . way I see it, I could serious rearrange my face. . . .
And fact is I am allergic to pain, . . . especially my pain!

So on top of trying to memorize the obstacles on this stage. . . and as well as wearing this protective equipment . . . I do me another thing. . .

See, I arranged with the pastor in advance to give me a heads up if it should happen that I go and get into a dangerous spot. . .
See pastor, he has been on this stage for like thirty-eleven times and likely he knows better than any human alive all about this stage. In fact, he went and wrote a book on what to do and how to do it on this stage.

(Actor wanders toward stairs.)
So if I was to wander too far over in this direction, I know for a fact pastor would for sure say . . .

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