As we "raise the curtain" at the start of the Passion Play for each of the 80+ performances of the season, we depend on a lot of people, props, technical excellence and prior experience to make sure each performance is the best we are capable of. Sometimes it goes off without a hitch, while other times we are forced to improvise, cover for people in the wrong place, props which are not pre-positioned in the right location, or a host of other "bloopers".
But ultimately the sound track is unforgiving and doesn't stop for us to "do it right". We make note of the problem, cover the goof, continue on and try to do it correctly the next time. The audience may never know something went wrong but we do, and mostly sluff off the goof, chalk it up to "it's just a prop", no harm done, and add it to the growing list of stories to be told, fun things to remember and maybe even laugh about later. When you realize how much has to go right to make a perfect performance, we are pretty satisfied when we "lower the curtain", watch Jesus ascending into the night sky and hear the Hallelujah Chorus playing, watch the audience filing out of the amphitheater and get out of costume and head for home.
Another day done.......one day closer to our final "reward"......and rising the next day to do it all again. It's not always easy, and often very tiring physically and emotionally, but it is a joy to be called to serve The Lord as we do; and most of us feel blessed to have received that call. Thank You, Lord, for everything........including the props.
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