Daring to Dream Again: Break Out… – Part 7

Break Out of Our Comfort Zones—Part 7

Well, Thespia, the most beautiful player of all, was open to the young King’s moving her out of her comfort zone. Let’s return to that story. The play The Return of the King, has begun.

“P-s-s-s-t, Thespia,” the prompter hissed. “Entrance!”

She stepped onto the stage, her hair tumbling in captured stagelight, glowing like a halo. There was a gasp from the gallery and applause from the boxes. She closed her eyes and evoked the memory of the roseate sun, rising, rising—and stood shimmering beneath the overhead spotlights. “Oh, we are mortals and have forgotten how to laugh. Who will show us where laughter is hiding?” Thespia’s lashes glistened with tears because it was true, so true.

Perhaps Thespia’s power came from the gallery, from the men and women and children sitting on the floor and wearing ragged, tattered clothes. They, too, wondered where the laughter had gone. Most players acted to the boxes, to the rich patrons dripping with furs, sitting in plush chairs, their stomachs full. But Thespia played to the floor, to the people. She looked at them with pity. Eager, the whole mob lifted their heads to the stagelight, their mouths open, their eyes wide with wonder.

Thespia loved to make them laugh, loved their unsophisticated whooping, howling, and floor pounding. She loved to make them weep, to spill the overflow of sorrow that became dammed in the dark horrors of Enchanted City.

Tonight beyond the circle of reflected stagelight, she thought she saw a man standing, but he was. in the gallery shadow. Strange. Why don’t the ushers have him sit or leave?

Two stage beats, a pause. At this moment, the actor/king stepped from the wing. This was one of the play’s dramatic moments, the actual return of the King; but suddenly, the lights flickered and dimmed. A groan went up from the theater.

“Power out! Oh-h-h-h-h-h. Power out!”

Even the players on stage moaned.

“Lights! Lights! Lights!” shouted the street people.

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Sunday’s coming. Do you have your sermon ready? Is it relevant? Will it effectively motivate your congregation to walk more in step with the Master? What about that Sermon Series you’ve been thinking about?

Or, if you’re someone who plans well ahead, have you asked yourself what you will preach for your Easter Sermon, your Advent Sermon, your Christmas Sermon?

David Mains and Mainstay Ministries can help. We offer a wide variety of Sermon Starters and Full Sermons that will give you Sermon Ideas to help you prepare for regular Saturday or Sunday sermons, Mid-week Bible Sermons, and Sermons for special occasions.

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