How's Your Vision?
Drama
Planting Seeds
A Collection Of Sermon Starter Sketches
When our spiritual vision needs adjustment, we can't see past the end of our noses, and often we don't want to. God wants to expand our vision, but sometimes we resist and want to keep wearing our old pair of glasses.
Cast
Salesperson -- may be played by a man or a woman -- is helpful and increasingly concerned for his/her customer
Mr. Gray -- can't and doesn't want to see past the end of his nose
Setting And Costumes
The lens and frames shop at an ophthalmologist's office
Salesperson wears a lab coat
Props
Pairs of glasses displayed on a stand as in an optometry office
Two additional pairs of glasses
Table
Eye chart
Large makeup mirror to stand on the table
Papers to serve as medical records
Two sets of keys
(Salesperson enters and begins arranging the pairs of eyeglasses on the table. An eye chart is behind the table. Mr. Gray enters wearing a pair of glasses and walks up to the table.)
Salesperson: Oh, hello, Mr. Gray. I have your new glasses right here. If you want to have a seat, we can see if they need any adjustments.
Mr. Gray: Thank you. (sits down)
Salesperson: (puts the glasses in front of him) Here they are.
(Mr. Gray feels around on the table as if he can't see the glasses.)
Salesperson: (puts the glasses in his hand and looks puzzled) Right here, Sir.
Mr. Gray: Oh, thank you. (takes off his old glasses)
(As Mr. Gray is getting ready to put on the new glasses, Salesperson puts a mirror in front of him.)
Mr. Gray: (puts on the glasses, sees the mirror, and gives a startled jump at his reflection) Who is that?
Salesperson: Well, that's you, Sir. It's your reflection in the mirror.
Mr. Gray: (takes off new glasses and puts on the old ones then moves the mirror toward him until it is touching his nose) You're right. This is me. (continues to stare at himself in the mirror, forgetting anyone else is there, until Salesperson speaks again)
Salesperson: Mr. Gray, why don't you try your new glasses again?
Mr. Gray: Oh, okay. (puts on new glasses, looks around hesitantly, then takes them off and puts on the old glasses) I'm sorry. I just don't think these will work.
Salesperson: If the frames are uncomfortable, I can adjust them for you.
Mr. Gray: No ... no, the frames are fine. I don't like the strength of the lenses.
Salesperson: Sir, these glasses were made from the prescription your ophthalmologist wrote.
Mr. Gray: I think I'll keep using my old glasses. I'm used to them.
Salesperson: You're used to them? Mr. Gray, with these new glasses on you will have 20/20 vision. (picks up a paper) Your ophthalmologist's report says with your old glasses you can see clearly ... (reading from the paper) to the end of your nose. Sir, I'm confident these new glasses will give you a whole new life.
Mr. Gray: That's just it. I don't want a whole new life. I really like my old life.
Salesperson: (not scolding, but very curious) You're telling me you like not being able to see past the end of your nose?
Mr. Gray: I don't know if I like it. But ... it's comfortable.
Salesperson: Comfortable?
Mr. Gray: When I get home, I can't see my lawn. I don't know if it needs mowing. So I don't mow it. I can't see if my neighbor's car is broken down on the side of the road ... so I don't need to help him. I can't see myself in the mirror ... except for my nose, so I don't need to worry about exercising.
Salesperson: Sir, you know there are people whose eyesight is not correctable who live very full lives. Your vision, on the other hand, is very correctable, but you choose to wear your old glasses. I don't understand.
Mr. Gray: (shrugs) These old glasses are comfortable. (stands to go and pulls car keys from pocket)
Salesperson: (alarmed) You didn't drive here ... those aren't your car keys are they?
Mr. Gray: (holds the keys very close to his eyes to see them and finally shakes his head) No, these are my wife's keys. I hide them from her. Her eyes aren't so good anymore. I don't think she should be driving. (reaches into pocket and pulls out another set of keys) These are my car keys. (exits after bumping into a few things)
Salesperson: (stands there not believing what he/she is seeing, finally exits after him calling) Mr. Gray!
Lights out
Cast
Salesperson -- may be played by a man or a woman -- is helpful and increasingly concerned for his/her customer
Mr. Gray -- can't and doesn't want to see past the end of his nose
Setting And Costumes
The lens and frames shop at an ophthalmologist's office
Salesperson wears a lab coat
Props
Pairs of glasses displayed on a stand as in an optometry office
Two additional pairs of glasses
Table
Eye chart
Large makeup mirror to stand on the table
Papers to serve as medical records
Two sets of keys
(Salesperson enters and begins arranging the pairs of eyeglasses on the table. An eye chart is behind the table. Mr. Gray enters wearing a pair of glasses and walks up to the table.)
Salesperson: Oh, hello, Mr. Gray. I have your new glasses right here. If you want to have a seat, we can see if they need any adjustments.
Mr. Gray: Thank you. (sits down)
Salesperson: (puts the glasses in front of him) Here they are.
(Mr. Gray feels around on the table as if he can't see the glasses.)
Salesperson: (puts the glasses in his hand and looks puzzled) Right here, Sir.
Mr. Gray: Oh, thank you. (takes off his old glasses)
(As Mr. Gray is getting ready to put on the new glasses, Salesperson puts a mirror in front of him.)
Mr. Gray: (puts on the glasses, sees the mirror, and gives a startled jump at his reflection) Who is that?
Salesperson: Well, that's you, Sir. It's your reflection in the mirror.
Mr. Gray: (takes off new glasses and puts on the old ones then moves the mirror toward him until it is touching his nose) You're right. This is me. (continues to stare at himself in the mirror, forgetting anyone else is there, until Salesperson speaks again)
Salesperson: Mr. Gray, why don't you try your new glasses again?
Mr. Gray: Oh, okay. (puts on new glasses, looks around hesitantly, then takes them off and puts on the old glasses) I'm sorry. I just don't think these will work.
Salesperson: If the frames are uncomfortable, I can adjust them for you.
Mr. Gray: No ... no, the frames are fine. I don't like the strength of the lenses.
Salesperson: Sir, these glasses were made from the prescription your ophthalmologist wrote.
Mr. Gray: I think I'll keep using my old glasses. I'm used to them.
Salesperson: You're used to them? Mr. Gray, with these new glasses on you will have 20/20 vision. (picks up a paper) Your ophthalmologist's report says with your old glasses you can see clearly ... (reading from the paper) to the end of your nose. Sir, I'm confident these new glasses will give you a whole new life.
Mr. Gray: That's just it. I don't want a whole new life. I really like my old life.
Salesperson: (not scolding, but very curious) You're telling me you like not being able to see past the end of your nose?
Mr. Gray: I don't know if I like it. But ... it's comfortable.
Salesperson: Comfortable?
Mr. Gray: When I get home, I can't see my lawn. I don't know if it needs mowing. So I don't mow it. I can't see if my neighbor's car is broken down on the side of the road ... so I don't need to help him. I can't see myself in the mirror ... except for my nose, so I don't need to worry about exercising.
Salesperson: Sir, you know there are people whose eyesight is not correctable who live very full lives. Your vision, on the other hand, is very correctable, but you choose to wear your old glasses. I don't understand.
Mr. Gray: (shrugs) These old glasses are comfortable. (stands to go and pulls car keys from pocket)
Salesperson: (alarmed) You didn't drive here ... those aren't your car keys are they?
Mr. Gray: (holds the keys very close to his eyes to see them and finally shakes his head) No, these are my wife's keys. I hide them from her. Her eyes aren't so good anymore. I don't think she should be driving. (reaches into pocket and pulls out another set of keys) These are my car keys. (exits after bumping into a few things)
Salesperson: (stands there not believing what he/she is seeing, finally exits after him calling) Mr. Gray!
Lights out
