BACK SINLESS 3'?m3f Sin in the believer, confession SUE -- (enters reading book, crosses) AMY -- (enters opposite backward) I'm so excited! This is the opportunity I have been waiting for. LIZ -- (follows Amy) When did you find out? AMY -- Just an hour ago! (collides with Sue) SUE -- (drops book, shouts) Hey, watch where you're walking, you stupid jerk! AMY -- (picking up book) Oh, I'm sorry, I guess I... SUE -- You're sorry, alright! You're the sorriest person I ever met! LIZ -- Hey, pal, you don't have to get abusive about it! It was an accident! AMY -- (gives book to Sue, reaches into pocket) SUE -- (to Liz) I wasn't talking to YOU, jerk! You want a piece of me?! AMY -- (calmly offers a small ticket to Sue) That won't be necessary. Here. Take this. SUE -- (takes ticket) Thanks a lot! You damage my new book and then you pay me with a worthless ticket?! AMY -- It means a lot to me. SUE -- You keep it then! (flicks ticket into air, exits) Jerk! LIZ -- (bending to pick up ticket) What was her problem?! AMY -- Oh, everybody has bad days. LIZ -- (examines ticket) What is this anyway? It looks like one of those tickets you get when you're waiting in line at the Post Office or at the delicatessen. AMY -- As a matter of fact, I got it at a delicatessen. LIZ -- Well, why did you give it to her? AMY -- Because it was her turn. LIZ -- It was her turn... for what? AMY -- To be a jerk. LIZ -- (laughs) I'm glad she didn't stay around for the explanation. She would have punched you in the nose. AMY -- Oh. I guess that sounded kind of insulting, didn't it? LIZ -- Well, in a word, yes. AMY -- That's not the way I meant it. LIZ -- How did you mean it? AMY -- I've kept that ticket in my pocket for months. It's a constant reminder to me of 1 John 1:8. LIZ -- 1 John 1:8. AMY -- If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. LIZ -- How does a paper ticket remind you that you're a sinner? AMY -- The day I got that ticket, a guy ahead of me in line at the deli got tired of waiting his turn and unloaded on the waitress behind the counter when she finally called his number. LIZ -- So, the service was slow that day. AMY -- Really slow. It was one of those days when they were short-handed behind the counter, everybody in line had special orders and nobody had the correct change. LIZ -- Been there. Done that. AMY -- Me too. But the odd thing was, the loud mouth who unloaded on that poor waitress said exactly what I was thinking. I thought to myself, "There, but for the grace of God, go I". And I kept my ticket to remind me that, under the right circumstances, I am capable of the worst possible human behavior. LIZ -- Even though you're a Christian? AMY -- You don't stop being human when you become a Christian. LIZ -- Yes, but, what about the Holy Spirit? AMY -- He helps if I ask him. But I don't always remember to ask, especially when the service is slow and the waiting line is bogged down. LIZ -- Well, in that case, I insist that you take back your ticket. AMY -- (exiting) Why do you insist? LIZ -- (follows) Because it's YOUR turn to be a jerk. ©2008 Bob Snook. Conditions for use: Do not sell any part of this script, even if you rewrite it. Pay no royalties, even if you make money from performances. You may reproduce and distribute this script freely, but all copies must contain this copyright statement. http://www.bobsnook.org email: bob@bobsnook.org BACK |