A lesson about giving.
Cast: D.B. – a good albeit not very bright bunny
MISS REBECCA – the teacher who sets him straight
Props:
None
(MISS REBECCA is on stage.)
D.B.: (enters singing) Once I had a railroad, made it run, made it run against time. Once I had a railroad, now it is gone. Brother, can you spare a time?
MISS REBECCA: Well, that was... What I mean to say is that your singing is... (pause) so why the song,
D.B.? D.B.: I had a spare dime I put in the collection plate, Miss Rebecca, and it made me think of that song.
MISS REBECCA: That was very nice of you, sweetie.
D.B.: Aw shucks! It was just a dime I had leftover from my allowance. You cannot buy anything with a dime, so I put it in the collection plate. I did not have anything better to do with it.
MISS REBECCA: It's very nice of you to give to the church, but your attitude about giving isn't very biblical.
D.B.: What do you mean?
MISS REBECCA: The Bible says we shouldn't give our leftovers. It says that we should give God our first fruits.
D.B.: Then that does not apply to me.
MISS REBECCA: Why?
D.B.: Because I did not buy fruit with my allowance. Just candy.
MISS REBECCA: That's not what that means.
D.B.: Unless God wants my runts.
MISS REBECCA: God doesn't want your runts.
D.B.: Oh, good. Because they are my favorite.
MISS REBECCA: What He wants is for you to give to Him first and not give whatever is left over.
D.B.: Oh So I should have given to God before I bought my candy?
MISS REBECCA: Exactly. The Bible goes even farther, though. It reminds us that it's all really God's to start with, and we should give everything to Him.
D.B.: Then the church would need a much bigger collection plate.
MISS REBECCA: That's not what I...
D.B.: It would be full of toys and candy and...
MISS REBECCA: I didn't mean...
D.B.: cars and houses...
MISS REBECCA: Now you're just getting silly.
D.B.: and dogs and clothes...
MISS REBECCA: D.B.
D.B.: Then people would be coming to church with no clothes on!
MISS REBECCA: D.B.!!
D.B.: (calmly) Yes?
MISS REBECCA: That's not what that means.
D.B.: Phew! That was a very unpleasant mental image.
MISS REBECCA: It means that, since everything is God's, we need to take good care of it and use everything to God's glory.
D.B.: That makes a lot more sense.
MISS REBECCA: I would think so.
D.B.: And does not involve naked people at church.
MISS REBECCA: Yes.
D.B.: I am going to pay God first the next time I get my allowance, Miss Rebecca.
MISS REBECCA: Good for you, D.B.
D.B.: Bye, Miss Rebecca.
MISS REBECCA: Bye, D.B.
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