Excerpt From "Jesus and the Woman at the Well"
WOMAN: Then how in the world do you think you know what a woman needs?

JESUS: I know what people need.

WOMAN: You mean what men need.

JESUS: No, I mean what PEOPLE NEED.

WOMAN: And just what do people need?

JESUS: Meaning! A reason for living. And that meaning, that reason for living comes not from within, but from God.

WOMAN: I know God.

JESUS: You mean "you knew" God.

WOMAN: I mean you Jews don't have a monopoly on faith in God. Some of us Samaritans know about God, too.

JESUS: Knowing ABOUT God is not enough. Believing in God is what all people, including you, need.

WOMAN: And you Jewish men are quite good at telling us "pagans," especially us "pagan" women, that we are worthless. That we are nothing.

JESUS: It makes no difference whether you are Jew or gentile, male or female, slave or free. Self-respect, worth, and faith come from God and God alone.

WOMAN: I have no worth. And how can I respect myself when no one else respects me?

JESUS: God loves you and respects you. That is all you need.

WOMAN: God loves the Jews. God loves men--

JESUS: God loves the whole world. He loves you and all people so much that he sent his Son, so that every person who believes in him will never really die, but will have eternal life in the Kingdom.

WOMAN: Yes, I have heard that the Messiah, the Son of God will come one day. I am not as dumb as you might think.

JESUS: I do not think you are dumb. I think that no one has ever taken the time to tell you what God wants for you.

WOMAN: And just what does the God of the Jews want for me?

JESUS: The God of all people wants you to have life and have it abundantly. The God of all people has sent his Son to give you that life.

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Excerpt From "Mary the Mother of Jesus, at the Wedding"
Man: (He comes on stage with two glasses in his hand.) Dorothy, you are not going to believe this.

Woman: What is it, Harold? You look fit to be tied.

Man: Are you ready for this? They ran out of wine!

Woman: (Loudly.) What!

Man: Quiet! We don't want to cause a scene.

Woman: Why not? This is the height of rudeness.

Man: I know, I know. But what can you do? I know things have been going kind of slowly at Steve's business, but to run out of wine at your son's wedding. That is unconscionable.

Woman: Wait until they hear about this out at the club. Sylvia and Steven will never get in. (They notice Mary.)

Man: We had better be quiet. She might be family. (He puts the glasses on the table as they move a couple of steps away.)

Woman: Oh, Harold, I don't care who hears us. The family should know how they have ruined things. And to think we spent all that money on a fondue pot.

Man: All the gifts are over on that table. (He points.) Maybe I can slip over there, and when no one is looking, get it back. I can slip it inside my suit jacket.

Woman: Oh really, Harold. Just because our host and hostess have such bad manners, it doesn't mean we have to sink to their level.

Man: I just can't imagine how anyone could run out of wine. I could see serving the good wine first and then having some of the cheap stuff to serve later as people got, you know, "loosened up." But to run out of wine-- I just don't know.

Woman: It is a scandal. I can hardly wait to see what it says in the paper tomorrow.

Man: Yes, the groom wore a tux with cut away coat. The bride wore a white organdy gown. And--

Woman: And they ran out of wine! Let's go. This has spoiled the whole wedding.

Man: You're right. (He puts out his arm and they leave arm in arm. A few moments later the wine steward walks by.)

Mary: Young man. (He acknowledges her.) May I have just a moment of your time?

Stew: Yes, Ma'am, but please hurry. We have a crisis.

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