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All In Its Time

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Based on the book of Ecclesiastes, Chapter 3. Originally written
for the Phoenix Association of Pastoral Ministers of Care.
Copyright 1992, 1997 Sean Buvala. All rights reserved. Permission is
granted for performance in local church settings only. Diocesan,
national, regional or professional performances must request
permission from the "Center for Creative Ministry, 2836 N. 55
Drive, Phoenix, AZ 85035. (602) 245-1986."

Scripture is adapted   from the Holy Bible,
New International Version, Copyright 1984,
The International Bible Society. All rights reserved.   Notes: Intended to be presented in Reader's Theater style. This
piece was originally written for those involved in the day-to-day
care of dependent adults, and the readers #2 and #3, speak as
those people speak. Readers may be male or female. "No Staging"
is encouraged.

1: A proclamation of scripture from the book of Ecclesiastes:

1: There is a time for everything, and a season for everything we
must do: a time to be born and a time to die,

2: "Tell us another of the stories about when you and
grandpa first got married."

1: A time to plant and a time to uproot,

3:"Dad, Michael got a new job and we're moving...

1: A time to kill and a time to heal,

3:"No, we won't be taking you with us, you're home is
here now."

1: A time to tear down and a time to build,

2: "All she does is sit in that chair and drool."

1: A time to weep and a time to laugh,

2: "Do you remember the time he told us that he was so
angry with his brother that he cut the tree down his brother was
hiding in so that he could punch him?"

1: A time to mourn and a time to dance,

3: "Grandma, you really used to like that kind of
music?!"

1: A time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,

2: "Not one of my brothers and sister will watch Mom
for even one day."

1: A time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,

3: "Now remember kids, don't hug Nanna too tight, it
hurts her arthritis."

1: A time to search and a time to give up,

3: "We finally had to put Mom in a home. This is
probably the hardest thing I have ever had to do."

1: A time to keep and a time to let go,

2: "I guess I'm not supposed to but, I really resent
having to spend all this time on my Dad, I mean when do I get to
take care of me?"

1: A time to tear and a time to mend,

3: "She won't take her medicine like she's supposed
to."

1: A time to be silent and a time to speak,

2: "No, Dad, I'm not Jim and you're not living in
Chicago anymore. How many times do we have to tell you?"

1: A time to love and a time to hate,

3: "God, I hate funerals."

1: A time to struggle and a time to reconcile,

2: "Mom, I've already come to see you twice this week."

1: I know that there is nothing better for us than to be happy
and do good while we live. That everyone may find satisfaction in
all our toil--this is the gift of God. I know that everything God
does will endure forever; nothing can be added to it and nothing
taken from it. Whatever is has already been, and what will be has
been before.