The theme of light runs magnificently through the Gospel of John: Jesus Christ is the great Light sent by God the Father to a world stumbling in the darkness of sin and depravity. All of Jesus’ teachings and all of His miracles concentrate on revealing this Light.
When Jesus visits Jerusalem, the miracles that He performs are especially amazing and unique: He gives sight to a man born blind, and He raises a dead man to life. These would seem to mark Him as the very Person He claims to be: the Son of God.
But He has enemies among His own people, who eventually apprehend Him by night, put Him on trial, and have Him executed on a Roman cross. His friends are dismayed at this turn of events, but prior to His death, Jesus reassures them that this, too, is in God’s plan for imparting the great Light to all men. For He who is the Light of the world is also the Resurrection and the Life.
This play requires 25+ cast members: 14 male, at least 11 females. Some actors can fulfill 2 roles. There are lots of opportunities for non-speaking extras.
The Sense to Believe
