JUST ONE QUESTION

Reader’s Theater piece

Characters:
Girl Colleague
Brother Classmate
Teacher Friend

Girl: There was once a time in my life when everything seemed okay!
I thought I did everything right. Things were going my way.

Brother: You were my sister!

Teacher: My student,

Friend: My friend,

Colleague: I worked with you all the time.

Classmate: You were nice whenever I saw you.

Girl: See? My life was fine.

Brother: I couldn’t have asked for a better sister, you were strong when I was the weakest.
You protected me, but of course something stayed a secret.

Teacher: You were a good student. Quiet and respected what I taught.
We shared the sane opinion, or at least that’s what I thought.

Classmate: You sat with me in class, and we always seem to agree.

You said it was okay to believe what I believe.

Colleague: There is that one day at work, when you took the time to listen
to the news that I was pregnant. You supported my decision.

Friend: Remember when we were little and we play tag all the time?
I was your best friend and you were mine.
Huh, mine? And things they were... fine, weren’t they?

Girl: As far as I can see.

Friend: I have just one question,

Why didn’t you witness to me?

Girl: What?

Friend: Why didn’t you witness to me?

Colleague: No wait, why didn’t you care?

Brother: If the truth you had could save us,

Classmate: Then why wouldn’t you share?

Girl: I don’t know what to say.

Friend: Clearly!

Girl: I’ve just known you for so long, I didn’t think of you’d want to listen.

Friend: Well guess what, you were wrong!

Brother: You knew the truth?

Friend: You didn’t tell us!

Teacher: “Go, make disciples”, huh?

Colleague: How can you do this?

Classmate: You were a Christian?

Girl: What have I done?

Brother: I thought you were Christian.

Sometimes you even went to church, but you never tried to bring me.
It’s not like it would have hurt.

Teacher: I couldn’t stand the thought of church,

I thought Christian arguments were weak. I didn’t know that that was true.
That’s something textbooks don’t teach!

Classmate: So your gospel, it was true?

Jesus really was the Savior?
I thought Mohammad was the Great Prophet? Is Jesus greater?

Girl: Well yes, Jesus is the Lord. You didn’t pray the sinner’s prayer?

Classmate: No, I was Muslim and you didn’t share!

Colleague: You’re telling me you were a Christian.

Girl: Yeah.

Colleague: So were you just having fun?

When you said my decision was okay to abort my son?

Girl: Wait, don’t blame this on me! I’m not the problem here.

Teacher: Then explain how all of this happened.

Friend: I think it’s very clear.

Classmate: You were supposed to tell us! That’s not hard at all

Girl: You don’t understand!

Classmate: What? That Christians don’t respond to the call?

Brother: You were my sister. You could have shared some blood and died for me.
I guess you don’t find them important like the blood family.

Classmate: So I was a Muslim. You could have talked to me.

Was it that scary to tell me the truth?

Girl: I figured that someone else might do it;

Classmate: That person was supposed to be you!

Teacher: People like you are the reason I left. Those who served God
Holy in speech! Christians should witness, even I know that!
Why don’t you practice what you preach?

Colleague: I thought Christians didn’t believe in murder?

Girl: They don’t!

Colleague: Then why would you agree?

You were supposed to have this life in you,
Yet you let me kill the life in me!

Friend: I was your best friend, you still have nothing to say?

Girl: I’m sorry, it wasn’t that easy!

Friend: Why? because I was gay?

Girl: Don’t get me wrong. I know I could have change this,

But I didn’t want to accept the truth. I won’t have to dedicate my life.
I just wanted to be like all of you.

Brother: Is that why you became Christian? So you won’t have to burn in hell?
Well your little disguise didn’t work. Truth is more than just some story to tell.
All:
Why didn’t you witness to me?
Why didn’t you care?
If the truth you had can save us, then why wouldn’t you share?

Girl: I didn’t know it would end like this!

Teacher: Actually, you did!

Girl: I’m sorry!

Colleague: Doesn’t cut it!

Classmate: You could have changed the way they lived!

Girl: I’m sorry! I wish I could go back and do this over somehow.
I should have shared the truth.

Friend: Yeah you should have.

All: BUT WE’RE ALL IN HELL NOW.

Girl: There was once a time in my life, when everything seemed okay,
but I didn’t accept the gospel that’s why I’m in hell too.
My life didn’t show Christ. It was fake. I didn’t witness nor live it out.

All: So because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold,
I will spit you out of my mouth!