Director's Notes: Our pastor is starting a series on the popular "Prayer of Jabez" and I wrote this drama to coincide with his first part on 'Blessings.' This particular sketch deals with saying a blessing over our food. I thought about how saying grace might be the only time people actually ask for God's blessing on their life (Bless this food.) And even then, many times, it's either not sincere or simply ritualistic.

Cast:
Tom: A husband
Jennifer: A wife

Props:
A table
2 chairs
A newspaper
2 plates with sandwiches and potato chips

Setting: The kitchen

(LIGHTS UP CENTER STAGE)

(Tom is sitting at the kitchen table reading the newspaper.)

Jennifer: (Comes walking in) Here you go, Tom. Lunch.

Tom: Great. Thanks, Hon. I’m starved. (puts down the paper and grabs for the plate)

Jennifer…