Here’s a
readers’ theatre setting of Mark 12:38-44, the gospel reading for Proper 27 B
(Ordinary 32 B). It is set for two voices.
Readers’ Theatre: Mark
12:38-44
One: Jesus continued to teach the people,
saying:
Two: Beware of these teachers of religious law!
For they like to parade around in
flowing robes
and receive respectful greetings as
they walk in the marketplaces.
And how they love the seats of honor
in the synagogues
and the head table at banquets.
Yet they shamelessly cheat widows
out of their property
and then pretend to be pious by
making long prayers in public.
Because of this, they will be more
severely punished.
One: Jesus sat down near the collection box in
the Temple
and watched as the crowds dropped in
their money.
Many rich people put in large
amounts.
Then a poor widow came and dropped
in two small coins.
Jesus called his disciples to him
and said,
Two: I tell you the truth,
this poor widow has given more
than all the others who are making
contributions.
For they gave a tiny part of their
surplus,
but she, poor as she is,
has given everything she had to live
on.
