Serious Regrets

dealing with regrets, going through denial, then honesty when the word of our Lord makes sense.

Sample of script:

Andrea and Nancy come on stage from different locations

Andrea: Hello Nancy, how are you doing?

Nancy: I’m well, really well Andrea, and you?

Andrea: Oh, I’m getting by.

Nancy: Don’t sound so enthusiastic.

Andrea: Sorry. Not one of my better days.

Nancy: Sorry to hear that, anything specific or just generally a bad day.

Andrea: Had a call from my mom, my uncle passed away.

Nancy: Oh Andrea, I am so sorry! What happened?

Andrea: Cancer.

Nancy: Seems like there is so much of that, had he suffered long?

Andrea: That’s just it, he was diagnosed just three months ago.

Nancy: That is sudden.

Andrea: I was going to go to visit him but I thought I would have lots of time. Now my regret is that I didn’t get to see him again.

Tom, Adam and Grace come on stage

Tom: Hey Andrea, how are you Nancy?

Nancy: Not so good. Andrea just told me her uncle passed away.

Adam: I’m sorry Andrea. How did it happen?

Andrea: Cancer.

Grace: I think I kind of know how you are feeling, my mom has breast cancer.

Adam: How can you live with that everyday, how can your mom live with it?

Grace: It isn’t easy, especially for dad, but you learn to do what you have to do.

Nancy: Which would be?

Grace: Live each day as though it is the last.

Andrea: What a terrible way to live! I could never do that. I would rather just drop dead, end the waiting.

Grace: That may be so, may be no. But the real thing is that’s not reality. Reality is that we don’t know what is coming; cancer sometimes moves slowly, sometimes it goes into remission. Sometimes it . . . . .

Tom: Is your mom’s cancer in remission?

Grace: No. Mom isn’t one of the lucky ones, not yet anyhow . . . .

Nancy: I don’t understand Grace, you don’t seem angry?

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Dealing with regrets, going through denial, then honesty when the word of God makes sense.
Regret denial honesty

Cast: 5 m or f

• Andrea - uncle died from cancer, she has regrets
• Nancy
• Tom
• Grace - mom has cancer, is afraid
• Adam

Bible Reference: Psalm 55

Set: blank

Sound: wireless mics if available

Song: none

Lighting: standard

SFX: none

Props: none

Costumes: standard

Special Instructions: none

Time: 10

Sample of script:

Andrea and Nancy come on stage from different locations

Andrea: Hello Nancy, how are you doing?

Nancy: I’m well, really well Andrea, and you?

Andrea: Oh, I’m getting by.

Nancy: Don’t sound so enthusiastic.

Andrea: Sorry. Not one of my better days.

Nancy: Sorry to hear that, anything specific or just generally a bad day.

Andrea: Had a call from my mom, my uncle passed away.

Nancy: Oh Andrea, I am so sorry! What happened?

Andrea: Cancer.

Nancy: Seems like there is so much of that, had he suffered long?

Andrea: That’s just it, he was diagnosed just three months ago.

Nancy: That is sudden.

Andrea: I was going to go to visit him but I thought I would have lots of time. Now my regret is that I didn’t get to see him again.

Tom, Adam and Grace come on stage

Tom: Hey Andrea, how are you Nancy?

Nancy: Not so good. Andrea just told me her uncle passed away.

Adam: I’m sorry Andrea. How did it happen?

Andrea: Cancer.

Grace: I think I kind of know how you are feeling, my mom has breast cancer.

Adam: How can you live with that everyday, how can your mom live with it?

Grace: It isn’t easy, especially for dad, but you learn to do what you have to do.

Nancy: Which would be?

Grace: Live each day as though it is the last.

Andrea: What a terrible way to live! I could never do that. I would rather just drop dead, end the waiting.

Grace: That may be so, may be no. But the real thing is that’s not reality. Reality is that we don’t know what is coming; cancer sometimes moves slowly, sometimes it goes into remission. Sometimes it . . . . .

Tom: Is your mom’s cancer in remission?

Grace: No. Mom isn’t one of the lucky ones, not yet anyhow . . . .

Nancy: I don’t understand Grace, you don’t seem angry?