Christmas Musicals for Church
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! Scene 4 (Giorgio tumbles out of the establishment with his clothes tattered, his pockets turned out and empty, lost and forlorn looking at the clown nose from Zoe. Bernie and Claude walk by.) BERNIE: GIORGIO: CLAUDE: GIORGIO: BERNIE: CLAUDE: (looking at her watch) Oh my, it's you again! I'm afraid we're late for an appointment. (starts scurrying off) Wait! I need some help. I've run out of money and I need a place to stay. (laughing) No hotel in this town is going to let you in with no money. You might try the stock yards at the end of the strip. That's where the pigs live … and maybe a few sad clowns like yourself. (as they leave) Wait, how will I find that? I lost my map too. With the smell of those pigs, just follow your nose! (Grabs clown nose and puts it on Giorgio, then walks off.) Sorry, kid. You know what they say, "Life's a circus!" (The couple hustles off in one direction, and Giorgio drags off in the opposite direction. The Street Sweeper comes sweeping back onto stage, taking in the scene, and looking out at the audience.) SWEEPER: Well, I told you I show up when there's a mess to be taken care of, and it looks like Giorgio has made quite a mess of his own! He's left his family, thrown away his entire inheritance, and he's on his way to live with the pigs. You're probably thinking, what a foolish young man! But maybe he's not much different than most of us, or all of us for that matter. The Bible says we're all sinners … rebellious and running away from God. We think we know what's best for our lives, but in the end we make a mess of things just like Giorgio. (pause) What's that? Is there any hope? Oh, yes. Don't forget that there's a father who cares about nothing more than seeing his lost son come home. In fact, that's exactly why God sent His Son Jesus into our world … (music begins to "You Can Be Clean") to seek and save sinful people like you and me, who have no hope without a Savior. No matter what kind of mess we make of our lives, Jesus will sweep away our sin ... and make us clean! SONG: "YOU CAN BE CLEAN"!! For Preview Only