Here’s
a readers’ theatre setting of Luke 14:25-33.
It is set for two voices.
Readers’ Theatre: The Cost of Being a Disciple
(Luke 14:25-33)
If
you want to be my disciple,
you
must hate everyone else by comparison—
your
father and mother,
wife and children,
brothers
and sisters—
yes, even your own
life.
Otherwise,
you cannot be my disciple.
And if you do not
carry your own cross and follow me,
you cannot be my
disciple.
But
don’t begin until you count the cost.
For who would begin
construction of a building
without first calculating
the cost
to see if there is
enough money to finish it?
If
you don’t, you might complete only the foundation
before
running out of money,
and then everyone
would laugh at you.
They would say,
There’s
the person who started that building
and
couldn’t afford to finish it!
Or what king would go
to war against another king
without first sitting
down with his counselors
to discuss whether
his army of 10,000 could defeat
the 20,000 soldiers
marching against him?
And
if he can’t,
he
will send a delegation to discuss terms of peace
while
the enemy is still far away.
In the same way,
you cannot become my
disciple
without giving up
everything you own.