Here’s a
readers’ theatre setting of Hebrews 4:12-16, the epistle reading for Proper 23
B (Ordinary 28 B) – the gospel reading for the 20th Sunday after
Pentecost. It is set for two readers.
Readers’ Theatre: Hebrews
4:12-16
For the word of God is alive and powerful.
It is sharper than the
sharpest two-edged sword,
cutting between soul
and spirit,
between joint and marrow.
It exposes our
innermost thoughts and desires.
For nothing in all creation is hidden from God.
Everything is naked and exposed before his eyes,
and he is the one to whom we are accountable.
So then,
since we have a great
High Priest who has entered heaven,
Jesus the Son of God,
let us hold firmly to
what we believe.
This High Priest of ours understands our weaknesses,
for he faced all of the same testings we do,
yet he did not sin.
So let us come boldly
to the throne of our gracious God.
There we will receive
his mercy,
and we will find grace to help us when we need it
most.
