Prayer Perplexity

Several brief scenes illustrate comically the confusion in our culture about prayer. In the first scene, a group of people pray fervently - to rip off the heads of the opposing team! Then a child’s night time prayer becomes a confusing theology lesson from Mom who doesn’t really understand why we pray. Next, a man prays for the meal, and puts on a holy sounding prayer voice complete with religious vocabulary. A teenager prays for justice on her ex-friend who stole her boyfriend. A shipwrecked man promises God anything, but backs out of it all when rescued. A memorized mealtime prayer doesn’t quite fit-at a funeral! Finally, a committee trying to update prayer go to ridiculous lengths. In the end, the actors paraphrase the Lord’s prayer, and we see the wonderful simplicity of Jesus’ model. Topics include: The Lord’s Prayer, and Prayer. Characters include: 2 males, 2 females (all play multiple roles). Participants include: 4. Author of this work is Judson Poling.