MRS. SHEPHERD: Alike? How are we alike? I'm old, you're young. I'm rich,
you're . . .
( music begins to "Shepherds and Kings," p. 119)
SUSANNA:
Poor. (laughing) I know. You're right—I am poor. Oh,
but I'm not really poor. I'm actually rich in so many ways.
No, I think you and I are alike because we're both . . .
heartbroken. Sure, our pain looks different, but we both
need Jesus to heal us. And that's why I love Christmas.
Because we remember how God sent His only Son to our
broken world to heal our hearts.
MRS. SHEPHERD:
(deep in thought) I've been so angry. So angry that God
doesn't seem to care that I'm all alone.
SUSANNA:
Oh, but you're not alone, Mrs. Shepherd. Not ever. It's
Christmas. And He is here. God is with us!
[Joseph and Mary enter from stage right, with Mary holding
Baby Jesus. Extras begin to cross from left to right, one at
a time, (as various biblical, then modern characters) to meet
the baby. At the end of "Shepherds and Kings," underscore
continues.]
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