Help Me Be Strong

Mary hears the greeting no one expects: “highly favored.” The words land heavy. Questions crowd in—family, friends, Joseph… what now? In a breath-quiet moment, doubt meets obedience, and a young woman chooses trust. Help Me Be Strong slips us into Mary’s first, fragile yes—no halos, just courage. It’s brief, intimate, and strangely familiar: when God calls, ordinary lives stretch. Come watch a heart steady itself before the miracle.

Cast:    3

• Actress
• Narrator 1 (N1)
• Narrator 2 (N2)

Bible Reference:    Luke 1:26-38

Set:  bare

Lighting:   standard

Sound:    wireless mics if available

Song:  none

SFX: none

Costumes:  Likely traditional

Props:   none

Special Instructions:   none

Time:  2

Sample script:

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?”

look becomes acceptance, smile

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