Cast:

John: A dad

Wendy: A mom

Katie: Kid

Props:

A couch

Christmas decorations

Boombox

Andy Williams tape (Most
Wonderful Time of the Year)

Paper (script)

Words at the end on the
screen

Setting:

Katies room in the family
house – Valentines day

(LIGHTS UP CENTER STAGE
where Katie is writing on a piece of paper on the floor. There are Christmas
decorations all around and "The Most Wonderful Time of the Year" is playing
from her boom box.)

(In come Mom and Dad. They
are in their pajamas...)

Dad: What in the world? Katie?
KATIE?

Katie: Oh, hi Dad.

Dad: Look, Katie.... (Music
is too loud so he turns it off. He's about to start yelling at her and
then looks at the CD case) What's this?

Katie: Andy Williams.

Mom: You know who Andy Williams
is?

Katie: Come on, Mom, I wasn't
born yesterday.

Dad: Wha? Anyway, do you
have any idea what time it is, young lady?

Katie: Sure Dad, it's 5:30
am.

Dad: That was a rhetorical
question, dear.

Katie: What's that?

Mom: That's a question you're
not supposed to answer.

Katie: Then why did Dad ask
it?

Dad: Never mind. Katie, what
are you doing up at 5:30am and what's with all this Christmas stuff?

Katie: I was just trying
to get in the Christmas spirit, you know?

Mom: (looks up at Dad with
a smile on her face) Katie honey, it's Valentines day, not
Christmas. Christmas was
in December.

Katie: I know it's in December,
Mom. I was just making my list.

Mom: Oh honey, Santa doesn't
look at lists now. He's relaxing and taking care of his reindeer and then
in about 10 months he'll hop in his sleigh and.. .(Katie cuts her off)

Katie: No, Mom, this is a
list to Jesus.

Dad: Jesus doesn't have a
sleigh, Katie.

Katie: No, you don't understand.
I don't want toys from Jesus. This is my prayer list.

Dad: A prayer list?

Katie: Yeah, I decided to
make a list of everything that I want to pray about.

Mom: Honey, that's a great
idea.

Dad: (under his breath) Yeah,
but not at 5:30 am...

Mom: (Gives Dad a dirty look)
Can I look at your list?

Katie: Sure.

Mom: Let's see. Wow. This
is a lot of stuff.

Dad: Let me see.... Hey, you're
right. These are all things you want to pray about?

Katie: Yep.

Mom: Hmmm... Mom, Dad, Mallory,
Grandma, Sparky, homework, sunshine for the game, Justin's loose tooth,
front parking space, finding Mr. Bubbles missing eye, ...

Dad: Katie, some of these
are fine but you can't pray for a parking space or your teddy bears missing
eye.

Katie: Why not?

Mom: Well, because, you should
be praying about important things.

Katie: Important things? 

Dad: What your mother is
trying to say is that you should be praying for sick people in the hospital...and
in Congress.

Mom: And for things like
food and world peace. Important things.

Katie: But these are important
things.

Dad: I know they seem to
be important, honey, but God doesn't have time to help you look for Mr.
Bubbles eyeball.

Mom: Yeah, honey, I'll help
you with that.

Katie: But Pastor Ray said...

Dad: Now who knows more,
Pastor Ray or Daddy? Don't answer that... Now go to the
bathroom and get a drink
of water and then I want you to go back to bed. Got me? 

Katie: (Kinda sad) Got you,
Dad. (she leaves)

Dad: Good girl. (turns to
Mom) What was she thinking?

Mom: Come on, John, she's
only 7.

(They start to walk off and
fading up on the screen is:

"Don't worry about anything;
instead, pray about everything; tell God your needs and don't forget to
thank Him for His answers."

Philippians 4: 6

Dad: Yeah, she'll learn.
She'll learn... 

(LIGHTS FADE SLOWLY)

END

(c) 1999 Dave Marsh