Issue 856 Two Act Play – September 16, 2022
Yesterday was Agatha Christies birthday. She would have been 132. She is one of my favourite authors, and I particularly like her characters of Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.
It is purely coincidental that last night Kathy and I attended a dinner theatre performance at Langley’s Theatre in the Country. We enjoyed a nice dinner and an excellent rendition of a two-act Ken Ludwig play, adapted from the book by Agatha Christie “Murder on the Orient Express.” It is a classic Poirot whodunnit mystery story.
The acting was solid, and the set was amazing. I was impressed by the complex design of the Orient Express train, which seamlessly transitioned inside and outside the train as needed. This lopsided view of one part of the set doesn’t do it justice; I accidentally caught the face of a patron in the image and cropped them out.
Kudos to the cast and crew. If you get a chance, this version of Murder on the Orient Express is well worth seeing.
It can be great entertainment to watch thespians display their craft. Yet, acting a part often shows up in the lives of everyday people.
The bard characterized life in this way, “All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players;
they have their exits and their entrances, and one man in his time plays many parts.”
Too often, though, people need to play a role at church or with fellow Christians. We see it all the time. Ask someone how they are, and you get the expected churchy, “Just great. Praise the Lord.” all while the speaker’s life is in turmoil.
While I don’t advocate baring the deepest struggles of life with everyone in the church as casual encounters, we need to learn to become more honest with each other.
When we hide our struggles and questions, we steal from one another. How?
The Scriptures tell us,
Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. Galatians 6:2
For this is the message that you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.
1 John 3:11
We cannot bear each other’s burdens or genuinely walk in love when everything is superficially polite. We cannot learn to give or receive grace and forgiveness if we are not transparent.
The church should be a safe place, to be honest. Sometimes the church will disappoint because it is filled with sinners. That is our opportunity to extend the grace and forgiveness we hope to get when we stumble.
Certainly, there is a time for polite social intercourse, but there is also a time and a place to put aside our actor’s masks and be honest.
Will you try that? If you already do it, consider helping others to do it.
Be blessed
Hallelu Yah
Praise God
Kevin
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