About 5 minutes, from John 9
Participants (No need to memorize lines; the aim is to relive sacred events, not to perform)
  John
  Voice (of Jesus)
  Blind man
  Pharisee
  Prompter     Shout a brief line, and Echoes repeat it.
  Echoes        Children and all adults who want to take part. Echoes need no script.
John |
Master, this man has been blind from birth. |
Voice |
It is not because anyone sinned, John. |
John |
Jesus astonishes every one by what he does next. |
Voice |
Go wash in the pool of Siloam. |
John |
The pool of Siloam is filled from an underground channel; |
Prompter & Echoes |
He can see! |
Pharisee |
Then he is not the same man that was blind. |
Blind man |
Yes, I am he who was blind. |
Pharisee |
So how did you come to see? |
Blind man |
A man called Jesus did it. |
Pharisee |
Aha! That Nazarene Jesus did this on the Sabbath. |
Prompter & Echoes |
Oh, no! |
John |
But how could an evil sinner do such a miracle? |
Pharisee |
Anyone who labors on the Sabbath is a sinner, isn’t he? |
Blind man |
He is a prophet. |
Pharisee |
Aren’t these your parents who accompany you? |
John |
They reply that the man is their son |
Pharisee |
You are dodging our question. |
John |
The parents fear the Jews. |
Pharisee |
You who were blind, give glory to God. |
Blind man |
I don’t know if he is a sinner or not; |
Pharisee |
How did that man Jesus open your eyes? |
Blind man |
I already told you! Do you want to hear it again? |
Prompter & Echoes |
He is from God! |
Pharisee |
Who are you to teach us? |
John |
The Pharisees become angry |
Voice |
Now that you can see, do you believe in the Son of Man? |
Blind man |
The Son of Man? Who is he, Lord? |
Voice |
You have seen him; he is the one who is talking with you. |
Blind man |
Lord, I believe! |
Prompter & Echoes |
Joyful faith! |
Voice |
I came into this world to put men to the test, |
Pharisee |
We are not blind too, are we? |
Voice |
Were you blind, you would have no sin; |
John |
Wow! It is dangerous to be a religious know-it-all. |
Prompter & Echoes |
Lord, remove our spiritual pride! |
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