Performance: Castle Hill Seventh-day Adventist Church Online Easter service - April 11, 2020
Worry is scrolling Facebook/news on his/her phone
Hope is reading a Bible
[After each statement the other 'acknowledges' with a grunt or 'yeah', but wasn't really listening (too engrossed in their own reading).]
W: Says here there’s no food at the supermarkets
H: Says here not to worry about what we might eat or drink
W: Says here unemployment could get to record highs
H: Says here all things work together for our good
W: Says here there’s a shortage of medical equipment
H: Says here there will be no more suffering
W: Says here we may be locked up at home for up to a year.
H: Says here he’s coming back soon
W: Says here says here there’s no known cures or vaccines
H: Says here his eye is on the sparrow
W: Says here the stock market has taken a dive, and house prices could drop like 20%
H: Says here we have a mansion waiting for us
W: Says here, over 100 thousand deaths reported so far.
H: Says here we will be raised from the dead.
W: Says here the government knew about this, but didn't do anything about it.
H: Says here Jesus died to save us
W: Says here there are not enough grave sites
H: Says here he rose again - he defeated death
W: We’re going to die!
H: We’re going to live!
[W puts phone down]
W: Are you comprehending the magnitude of all this? Jesus!
H: What? Oh yes... Jesus! What peace He brings.
[H gets up and leaves with a smile]
W: Wait?... What?
[on screen: What NEWS are you FOLLOWING?]
Christian dramas (and more) by Scott Wegener