Some of Jesus’ words to His friends in John 15:22 stayed with Bobby and kept circling through his mind even after he had climbed into bed. He was looking forward to finding out what was in those packages under the Christmas tree!īefore he had gone up to his room, though, Bobby and his dad sat by the Christmas tree for their daily Bible reading. Most of the time Bobby didn’t like going to bed, but tonight he wanted to get to sleep so he’d be up bright and early on Christmas morning. It was Christmas Eve, and after Bobby carefully hung his stocking above the fireplace, he climbed the stairs to his room. And now, I would like to share it with you. I can remember driving home with my young family that very Sunday morning thinking to myself, “I am going to read this story to my family this and every Christmas to come.” It’s been nearly thirty years, and the tradition of sharing this simple, thought-provoking story continues on. Summary: While sitting in my adult Sunday School class, I heard Nan Weeks’ story If He Had Not Come for the first time and I must say, the story captivated me right from the start. Reintroduced to a New Generation of Readers by David Nicholson The script may be downloaded by clicking on the link below: Setting: The play requires only minimal props and lighting and, because of its structure, individual scenes could easily be rehearsed within the home. Style: Largely monologues in blank verse. Putting the events into context makes the nativity story a truly dramatic tale.
yet she came through it all although she was only a country girl in her early teens). Mary must have been, in fact, one tough cookie – getting pregnant whilst betrothed, obliged to undertake the journey to Bethlehem in the final stages of pregnancy and give birth in a stable, far from friends and family, and, just when she might have been able to settle into family life, forced to flee to Egypt. of the time) it highlights the reality of the circumstances and people (e.g. the hardships of the journey to Bethlehem, and imaging their feelings as the tale unfolds. Taking into account the historical background (laws, religious traditions, etc. Gabriel acts as an independent observer and five further principal characters narrate their stories, touching upon the difficulties which aspects of the story would have entailed e.g. Summary: A play written for adults which, in telling the nativity story, attempts to “put flesh on the bones” of the principal characters and the impact which the events would have had on their everyday lives.