The Love Dare
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This play begins with God paying a personal visit to His prophet Hosea, who has begun to preach without compassion and love for sinners. It’s not a very comfortable confrontation, but one that ends with Hosea feeling a bit hopeful because God has decided to provide for him a wife.
Hosea’s enthusiasm soon dissipates when he discovers that his wife to be is a Prostitute. He is devastated and struggles with the choice to obey God. Joshua, his father, has always supported his decisions and admires his commitment to God, but is extremely skeptical of this new command.
How could God expect a Prophet to marry a Prostitute? What would people think and what would be the ramification of such a union?
Out of sheer obedience, or maybe rising curiosity Hosea chooses to follow through and the events that transpires will take all involved on a journey of self discovery, forgiveness and unconditional love.
The lessons to be learnt are supernatural and universal as we get a glimpse and hopefully a clearer understanding of God’s love for Sinners.
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Cast: 3 males, 2 females.
Audience: Teens & Adults
Genre: Contemporary Comedy Drama (A Contemporary Retelling of a Biblical Story: See Book of 'Hosea')
Sample Scene
SCENE 1
LIGHTS UP @ SL
Gomer and Celeste sit on the steps US in front of a door leading into Sammy’s Girls & Liquor.
Hosea is standing DS facing the audience with Bible open in his hands. His hair and beard is unkept, and dresses like a prophet.
Gomer and Celeste is both have foul expressions and react to the message accordingly.
HOSEA: (Speaks with little emotion.) This city is vile, corrupt and wicked. Unless you repent and turn from your nasty way of living, you are all going to hell. Fire and brimstone will be yours eternally if you remain on this road. God hates sin. He hates liars, prostitutes (glances behind him) thieves, fornicators, adulterous, witches and warlocks and He will have no reservation committing you all to hell. You just need to repent to escape His judgement. I’m not going to sugar-coat this message. Some of you here will be dead tomorrow. Some of you here will be dead tonight. Now is the day of salvation. How you will die, I don’t know. Hit by a motorcar or a gunshot, it doesn’t matter. You will be dead and there is no repentance in the grave. Repent! I don’t care who you are --- Repent! The wages of sin is death and unless you repent you will die. If you don’t want to die, find God before it is too late. That’s all I’m saying. It’s up to you if you want to continue living a dirty, nasty life. I couldn’t care less.
Hosea closes his bible and goes to the door CS. He opens it and enters.
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GOMER: He could not even look at us while he preaches.
CELESTE: That is because he has already passed his judgment on us. You think he believes we can be saved? Christians are all the same...as if they weren’t sinners themselves.
GOMER: Some of them did worst things than me and you put together.
Hosea goes on his knees.
CELESTE: Let him preach. Nobody even listens to him anymore. (They laugh)
Gomer begins texting on her phone.
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HOSEA: Father, in Heaven ---
VOICE: Yes.
Hosea pauses. He opens one eye and looks around.
HOSEA: Who said that?
VOICE: Do you still pray and not expect an answer?
Pause.
HOSEA: Is that you God?
VOICE: My sheep know my voice.
HOSEA: Forgive my ignorance; it’s just that I have never heard you speak so clearly to me before ---
VOICE: Have you seen what Israel has become?
HOSEA: Yes Lord, I have.
VOICE: The more they prosper, is the more immoral they become. Swearing, lying, killing, stealing, adultery, drunkenness, perversion and Idolatry. When will they ever learn that there is no other way?
HOSEA: People rather to have their own way than be subjected to obedience to laws.
VOICE: I love them, Hosea. Israel is my wife but they keep whoring after other gods and it must stop.
HOSEA: I understand.
VOICE: No you don’t. You preach my words but your preaching has no effect because something is missing. You have grown intolerant of their lifestyles and it suppresses the vital ingredient of change....and that is love. You do not love them.
HOSEA: What’s to love? You said it yourself ---these people are all prostitutes.
VOICE: No human has the right to judge another human being. You were not so different from them once.
HOSEA: Yes, but I heard your word and responded.
VOICE: And they can too - - - but the words of a prophet cannot be littered with ridicule and hate. I need you to understand my love for them so you can effectively share it.
HOSEA: How can I, when I am just a man.
VOICE: You have always been obedient and I expect nothing less with what I am about to ask you to do.
HOSEA: Anything Lord.
VOICE: You have been single long enough. I am giving you a wife. Her name is Gomer. Find her and take her as your wife.
HOSEA: Where do I find this Gomer?
VOICE: Just go about your daily routine. You will know her when you see her. She will be wearing a red skirt with matching stripe top.
HOSEA: Red is my favourite colour.
VOICE: I know.
HOSEA: And you said her name is Gomer?
VOICE: Yes.
HOSEA: A very unique name. She must be a very unique person. I have been looking forward to being a husband for a long time.
VOICE: You will be a father as well. Joshua has been looking forward to being a Grand-Dad.
HOSEA: Sounds good. Sounds really good. (Pause) Lord, if I have found favour in your eyes, can you grant me one request?
VOICE: No man can see God and live.
HOSEA: How did you - - - - (realizes) I just want to glimpse you...even for a second.
VOICE: You will see me when you die.
Silence.
HOSEA: Hello!
Silence
HOSEA: Well, it was worth a try.
Gets up off his knees.
HOSEA: Finally I get to experience marriage. I always wondered what it would be like. Gomer my beautiful wife to be. We will meet soon. (starts to feel excited) This is a very exciting time....I must be ready.
LIGHTS OUT @ SR
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