"We are more than conquerors through Christ ..." Romans 8:35-39

Characters:
Lector
Announcer
Antagonist
Protagonist

(Participants enter and take their places in the chancel. As they come forward, the congregation sings the hymn "Beneath the Cross of Jesus." When the hymn is completed, the drama begins.)

LECTOR: Who can separate us from the love of Christ? Can trouble do it? Or hardship? Or persecution? Or hunger? Or poverty? Or danger? Or death? As the Scripture says, "For your sake we are in danger of death at all times; we are treated like sheep that are going to be slaughtered." No, in all these things we have complete victory through him who loved us!

ANNOUNCER: An unusual story is developing in Montgomery, Alabama, this morning. In a city where almost half the population is black …