MS. HALA: (defensively) Just sleeping there tonight. You know we're
overbooked. But I'm supposed to have a checkout tomorrow.
Maybe I should go back and check on them. These bright
flashes of light may have frightened them.
FLO:
You know, I've been thinking about that sweet young motherto-be all day.
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MS. HALA: Mary is her name, and her husband is Joseph. Came all the
way from Nazareth.
MO:
That's a long way from home. Hope they can move out of your
stable before the little boy or girl shows up.
Really? What did she say?
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FLO:
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MS. HALA: That reminds me. She said the strangest thing when I asked
her if she hoped it would be a boy or a girl.
MS. HALA: She just looked at me, smiled, and said, "It's a boy."
What?
LYDIA:
Maybe she's just … hoping.
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FLO:
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MS. HALA: No. She said … (Hala looks both ways, then leans in to speak) she
said an angel told her that she will give birth to a son. Said it
was all part of God's plan!
Fo
(all look at one another bewildered)
(music begins to "God Has a Plan")
SONG 5: "God Has a Plan"
(During "God Has a Plan," Mary and Joseph enter from the back
or side and make their way to the Nativity scene where they 'settle
in' around the manger. Lights go down on this set as the song
ends.)
