From a single seed, nurtured in love, our lives begin.
Lord, abide in me as I abide in you.
Our lives grow, this way and that, branching out in many directions.
Lord, dwell in me as I dwell in you.
It is easy to become overwhelmed in the complexity of choices, projects, commitments, committees, organizations...
Lord, remain in me as I remain in you.
Lord, prune and shape us that our priorities may reflect your will.
Lord, live in me as I live in you.

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Cast
Mr. Q – moderator (or Ms. Q if female)
Matthew – scholarly and thoughtful
Mark – excited, talks quickly and to the point
Luke – nurturing and affirming
John – esoteric and mysterious, a little “out there”

Mr. Q – Good day. I’m Mr. Q and welcome to Cross Talk. Today on Cross Talk we have as our panelists four experts on the life of Jesus of Nazareth. I’d like to welcome Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Our time is limited, so let’s get right to it. Tell us about Jesus’ humble beginnings… Mark.

Mark – Jesus’ ministry starts immediately with his baptism by John the Baptist and then immediately he is driven out to the desert by the Holy Spirit and then immediately he goes…

Matthew – I think you are getting ahead of yourself there, Mark. I’ve studied Jesus’ beginnings quite carefully and it all began when an angel came to Joseph, of the lineage of King David, in a dream, and told him that his betrothed, Mary, would bear a son by the Holy Spirit.

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Resurrection Fugue for Voices

Matthew - After the sabbath,

Mark - When the sabbath was over, and very early

John - Early

Luke - on the first day

Mark - on the first day

John - on the first day

Matthew - as the first day

Matthew, Mark, Luke, John - of the week

Matthew - was dawning,

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We enter into the darkest month of the year.
We are reminded of times when it was hard to find the light.
In those darkest times a single light can seem like a blazing fire.
We come to bear witness to the light.

Lawrence Lee

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