Theme: Death is conquered by Jesus.

Summary: The widow of Nain has lost her only son, and as the funeral passes by Jesus stops the procession and resurrects the son. Flute accompaniment with dancers.

Playing Time: 6 minutes

Setting: The Holy Land

Props: A board on which to carry "dead" son

Costumes Peasant, of the time of Jesus, with lots of black

Time: The time of Jesus

Cast:
Widow
Son
Jesus
Mourners -- dancers

(MUSIC -- FUNERAL MUSIC UNDER POETRY AND DANCING. DANCE -- PROCESSION AND MOURNING UNDER POETRY)

WIDOW: (WAILING) Death! Darkest dark! She-e-e-ol! Loneliness! Darkest despair -- death. Black emptiness stretching forth -- gulping time. Darkest abyss of endless falling -- falling -- falling.

(MUSIC AND PROCESSION -- INTERLUDE)

WIDOW: My husband had been gone these thirteen…