We have made it through two dress rehearsals and two performances of the 2015 Great Passion Play. Even with a recorded script and no live dialogue, there are plenty of opportunities for things to happen which end up on the "blooper" reel. Last year we had many fun situations and already this year we have had some lighter moments which ease the tension of a serious story and yet don't detract from what the audience sees.
Once the words "welcome to The Great Passion Play" are said in the pre-show, the next hour-and-forty-five-minutes are on the air and the show must go on, regardless of actors in the wrong place or not in anyplace, balky animals, missing props or a host of other possible goofs. Sometimes the lighting goes haywire or the voice track stops, or Jesus gets thrown off a rookie donkey during the triumphal entry, or Judas is hung on the wrong side of the tree, but on we go telling a glorious story with a glorious final scene with Jesus ascending to be with His Father.
The show must go on and so must our lives as witnesses to the Good News and the hope with which we live every moment . Karen and I say often how blessed we are to be serving The Lord here and in the other ministries He has called us to over the past sixteen years. Sometimes it's not easy, but it is always exciting and the rewards are amazing. And no matter the detours or the unexpected, God asks us to just hang in there and keep going in faith and trust. The show must go on, and it's great to be part of it. Thank You, Lord.
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