Description
THIS ITEM PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW OF THE BOOK OF JOB AND COULD BE NOTED
ON EACH SUNDAY THROUGH OCTOBER ON WHICH THE BOOK OF JOB PROVIDES A
KEY READING.
Dramatic Reading/Monologue
This item covers four weeks of the Lectionary readings from the Book of Job.
It could be used over the four weeks, in which case later weeks would need some introduction.
Alternatively, it could be used as a single item for discussion or as a dramatic reading as part of a sermon.
The story could be told with a single voice or with 5 voices, one for each part.
The voice of ‘God’ – written in ‘Quotes’ – is best done by a different person.
Part 1
Sheep fried to a crisp, my shepherds sizzled by lightning.
Someone had already nicked my donkeys.
Now I've got these scabs all over me!
Itchy,
scratching myself with a piece of broken pot,
just sitting here,
and NHS direct engaged for the last hour.
I mean, what would you do?
Not that I want to moan, I don’t moan...but what would you do?
That tornado didn't do my house any good either,
nor my family...
they were inside when the roof blew off and the walls caved in.
Ever felt that someone was getting at you?
But complain?
Not me! No!
But I do wonder...
Continues
Andrew Pratt (born 1948)
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