A community-wide Easter pageant was planned, and people from all over the county tried out for various parts. The part of Mary Magdalene was given to a Catholic nun, a local doctor became Peter, a high school principle became Judas, and Caiphais, the hypocritical high priest, was played by a local banker. It was relatively easy selecting the people for the various parts in the Easter pageant. However, the part of Jesus was difficult to cast. No one seemed to fit the director’s idea of what Jesus would be like - no one, that is, except for the most unlikely charcter, a big, burly oil field worker. But, he was out of the question. How could the director select someone to play the part of Jesus who cursed like a sailor and had a reputation for barroom brawls? But he was the one she chose, bec…