Even the wind and the sea

On June 19, 2012June 20, 2012 By Martha SpongIn Liturgical Drama, Revised Songbird Version

(Mark 4:35-41 — Participatory reading, based on NRSV)

Voice 1: On that day, when evening had come, Jesus said to them,
Voice 2: “Let us go across to the other side.”
Voice 3: And leaving the crowd behind, they took him with them in the boat,
All voices: just as he was.

Voice 4: Other boats were with them.
Voice 1: A great windstorm arose!
Congregation: Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Voice 3: And the waves beat into the boat!
Voices 1, 3 and 4: We’re swamped! We’re swamped!
Congregation: We’ll drown! We’ll drown!

Voice 2: But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion.
Voice 1: They woke him up and said to him, “Teacher!”
Voice 3: Teacher!
Voice 4: Teacher!

Jesus Calms the Storm — Benedictine Sisters of Turvey Abbey

Congregation: “Do you not care that we are perishing?”
Voice 2: He woke up and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!”

Voice 4: Then the wind ceased, and there was a dead calm.
Voice 2: He said to them, “Why are you afraid? Have you still no faith?”
Voice 1: And they were filled with great awe.
Voice 3: They said to one another, “Who is this?”
Congregation: WHO IS THIS?!?!!
Voice 4: “Even the wind and the sea obey him.”
All 4 voices: Even the wind and the sea.

11 thoughts on “Even the wind and the sea”

pearldownunder

Martha, this is great, do you mind if I use this in worship this week?

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June 19, 2012 at 10:58 pm Reply
1. Martha
  
  You are most welcome to use it!
  
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  June 20, 2012 at 7:40 am Reply
  1. Annabel Smyth
    
    Please may I, too?
    
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    June 20, 2012 at 4:34 pm Reply
    1. Martha
      
      Definitely! You might both want to use this more updated version.
      
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      June 20, 2012 at 11:33 pm Reply
Lea Slaton

I am using it too, if it’s ok!

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June 21, 2012 at 2:37 pm Reply
1. Martha
  
  Yes indeed!
  
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  June 21, 2012 at 2:48 pm Reply
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August 4, 2012 at 1:03 pm Reply
anglibyerian

Martha – I am writing a high school curriculum based on Mark 4:35-41. I would like to include this as a dramatic reading. I’m not sure about the protocols about securing permission for this work to be included in another publication, so I may need some help with this. You can contact me at anglibyerian@me.com

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July 20, 2014 at 3:40 pm Reply
Bev

Martha,
Please clarify how this material can be as a intergenerational children’s sermon? We are a congregations with about 70-80 folks at a Sunday service. Your material is wonderful!

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April 12, 2015 at 8:32 pm Reply
1. Martha Spong
  
  Hi, Bev~
  I didn’t use it as a children’s sermon but as the scripture reading for the day. We used sound effects for thunder and waves (a thunder sheet and a sloshy bucket of water with a microphone held over it – somewhat less effective, admittedly, than the thunder sheet).
  
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