Divorce
Mark 10:13-16, Mark 10:1-12
Drama
by Robert F. Crowley

Theme: Divorce is a decision, just as love is a decision.

Summary: A husband and wife are talking about the wife's decision to leave her husband for another man. The husband has also made a decision -- to love his wife and forgive her.

Playing Time: 3 minutes

Setting: At home

Props: None

Costumes: Contemporary

Time: Now

Cast:
Husband
Wife

(HUSBAND AND WIFE ARE TALKING AS THEY ENTER)

WIFE: Yes. Yes!

HUSBAND: No. No!

WIFE: Oh, yes, you will.

HUSBAND: Oh, no, I won't.

WIFE: You will, because I don't love you.

HUSBAND: I still won't give you a divorce.

WIFE: Yes, you will. I have friends that will testify for me in court.

HUSBAND: You won't ever get to court, because I'm not going to file for divorce and you won't.

WIFE: And why won't I file for divorce?

HUSBAND: You just won…

CSS Publishing Company, Lectionary Scenes: 58 Vignettes for Year B, by Robert F. Crowley