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004. Jesus Creates Wine to Bless a Marriage, His First Miracle

ZwPI8cfkJesus Creates Wine to Bless a Marriage, His First Miracle

About 4 minutes, from John 2:1-12

Participants (No need to memorize lines; the aim is to relive sacred events, not to perform)
Headwaiter
Servant
Mary
Voice
(of Jesus)
Prompter
           Shout a brief line and Echoes repeat it.
Echoes
              Anyone who wants to take part. Echoes need no script.

Headwaiter

I am the headwaiter that is responsible for this grand wedding feast.
Servant, is everything is ready? The guests have arrived.

Servant

Yes, sir. We have prepared everything well.

Headwaiter

I hope so. The bridegroom invited Jesus, his mother and His disciples.

Servant

This must be the grandest celebration ever held in Cana of Galilee.

Prompter & Echoes

A lavish party!

Headwaiter

Look. Everyone is eating and drinking a lot!

Mary

I am so glad the bridegroom invited us!
Mr. Headwaiter, you are providing a wonderful banquet!

Headwaiter

Yes. The bridegroom is a generous host.

Mary

Oh! That servant looks worried. I wonder what is wrong.
Friend, can I help you?

Servant

More people have come than we servants had expected,
and the wine has run out. What a disaster!

Mary

Oh no!

Servant

The bridegroom will be furious.

Prompter & Echoes

How embarrassing!

Headwaiter

What? No wine? This shames all of us, especially the bridegroom.
What is a wedding party without wine?

Prompter & Echoes

More wine!

Mary

You will need a lot more wine. I will speak to my son Jesus.
He might know what to do.
(To Voice) Son, the wine has run out.

Voice

Dear woman, what has that to do with me?
My hour has not yet come.

Servant

What did Jesus mean?
Why did He not do what his mother Mary asked?

Mary

Go to Jesus yourself, directly, and do whatever he says.

Headwaiter

Servants, do what Mary told you. Go to Jesus.
She is not a mediator between Jesus and us.

Servant

Jesus, we have run out of wine.

Voice

Fill those six huge stone pots over there with water.

Headwaiter

But who wants to drink water at a wedding feast?

Mary

Do as Jesus said.

Servant

We have filled the pots up to the brim with water.
(Pretend to pour water from a jug.) Hey! Look at it!
The water has turned red! Let me taste it!
(Pretend to dip out some and taste it.) It is wine! Wow!

Prompter & Echoes

The very best!

Mary

Take some to the Headwaiter.

Headwaiter

Well now! This is excellent wine! The best ever!
I must congratulate the bridegroom.

Servant

Here he comes now.

Headwaiter

Sir, others serve the good wine first,
and when the people have drunk freely,
then they bring out the poorer wine;
but you have kept the good wine until now.
Well done! God has blessed your marriage!

Prompter & Echoes

Jesus’ first miracle!

 

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