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The Thief on the Cross

Adapted from Luke 23:39-43

READER 1	Jesus was crucified on Golgotha between two thieves.
READER 2	Briggands
READER 3	Highwaymen
READER 2	Bandits
READER 3	Criminals
READER 1	And one of the criminals who hung there hurled insults at him:
READER 2	Aren't you the Christ?
READER 3	Save yourself and us!
READER 2	Aren't you the Christ?
READER 3	Save yourself and us!
READER 1	But the other criminal rebuked him.
READER 2	Don't you fear God.
READER 3	Don't you see the injustice here?
READER 1	You are under the same sentence as this man?
READER 2	We are punished justly, for we are getting what our deeds deserve.
READER 3	But this man has done nothing wrong.
READER 1	No crime.
READER 2	No felony.
READER 3	No affront against society or Rome.
READER 2	But we are getting what our deeds deserve.
READER 3	Then he said,
READER 1	Jesus, remember me
READER 2	Remember me
READER 3	Remember me
READER 1	Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.
READER 2	When you receive the Kingdom promised to you.
READER 3	The Kingdom due the Messiah
READER 2	The Kingdom due the King.
READER 1	Jesus saw faith in the man.
READER 2	What faith coming from a condemned man said TO a condemned man!
READER 1	Jesus answered him,
READER 2	I tell you the truth,
READER 3	The truth.
READER 1	Today you will be with me in paradise.
READER 2	In Eden
READER 3	In the Garden of God
READER 2	In heaven itself.
ALL	Today you will be with me in paradise.

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