As is normally the case, I have ideas for writing on numerous topics. The issue is that I have no ideas for the project I have to finish right now.
I mean, right now. I’m 10 days late for an Easter Monologue I was commissioned to write.
It’s actually a bit of a dialogue, a crowd of children pepper the Apostle John with questions. He takes the four ‘biggie’ questions. The issue is the fourth question.
Here’s the draft so far of the whole thing:
Why is Jesus so important?
Jesus is important because he shows us what God is like. You see, instead of sending us a scroll and reading about God, God sent Jesus. Jesus does what God does so that we can see God. Jesus came as a person so that we could touch God. Jesus says what God says so that we can hear God.
We used to know God by the words Moses wrote. Now we know God because Jesus showed us who God is.Seeing Jesus is like seeing the words of God in action. This is why you hear Jesus called the Word of God. We used to say that if you want to know God, look at the Torah. Now, we say, that if you want to know God, look at Jesus.
Who is Jesus?
Jesus is truly God, truly human, truly one.Well, that’s saying a lot. Let me say it this way. At the very beginning, before there were people or trees or even daylight, Jesus was already there. Jesus was with God, and Jesus was God. All things were made through Jesus. There is not one thing you can name that was made without him. Life was in Jesus, and that life was the light for everybody.
Not long ago, Jesus became a human being. He was even a child, just like you.He made his home with us. Some of your parents and I walked with him and followed him wherever he went.
He was God with us.
Why did he have to die?
Jesus didn’t have to die. He chose to die because he loves us.When you were a baby and you broke something, did your mommy or daddy make you pay for it? No, they paid for it, because you were a baby and couldn’t do it yourself. God is the same way. We have all done bad things – including me. Those bad things are called sin. Sin is like a wall that keeps God apart of us.
God loves all of us. He wants to have to be really close to all of us, but sin gets in the way. So God decided to pay for what was broken. The only way to pay, was to send Jesus to earth and have Jesus pay for the damage done. When he died, everything was paid for. The good news is, though, that he also came back to life and he is alive today.
What does it mean that he is alive today?
Remember when we talked about
Jesus came back so that nothing would get in the way ever again. Now, nothing can ever get between God’s love and you. Never ever.
And now that is he
stuck stuck stuck on the last one. Like the rest of it, I’m so accustomed to talking to adults about it, it is very hard to make it palatable for younger children.
Any ideas would be most welcome. Too bad I can’t just make resurrection cookies. 
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Resurrection cookies… are those cookies that rise three days after you put them into the oven?
LOL! Or they are so hard, you have to roll them away!
I don’t this is helping Pink!
Ok, to answer the obvious question:
How to make resurrection cookies
I made that comment because of research into how to explain the resurrection to children. The books I have and zillions of websites have this section saying
Otherwise, I have never ever heard of them. I do not know of a family that has ever used these.
The project is now finished. I finally figured out what I was going to say. Thanks for the levity, it really helped.
In Java, it’s sorta like this:
Cookie resurrectionCookie = new Cookie(“Resurrection”, “True”);
These setters might give you some hints for your writer’s block:
setComment(java.lang.String purpose)
setDomain(java.lang.String pattern)
Specifies the domain within which this cookie should be presented.
setMaxAge(int expiry)
Sets the maximum age of the cookie in seconds.
setPath(java.lang.String uri)
Specifies a path for the cookie to which the client should return the cookie.
setSecure(boolean flag)
Indicates to the browser whether the cookie should only be sent using a secure protocol, such as HTTPS or SSL.
setValue(java.lang.String newValue)
Assigns a new value to a cookie after the cookie is created.
setVersion(int v)
Problem solved!
It is a tough thing to explain without getting into the Trinity etc. Plus kids are used to hearing about people “being in heaven” after dying. I would pick another question to answer.
Found a good answer with some help.
The setting has the Apostle John talking to the audience of adults and to children at the same time. He takes a couple breaks to address the audience directly. (Who needs a fourth wall?)
I’m happy with it as well as the guy playing John.
Will publish April 13th (including stage directions).