Boy and God, 2004-I-1
BOY: (walks on, seems lost…looks around a bit, then) This is embarrassing. Everybody’s praying. They’re gonna notice if I don’t. Man, it’s been a long time. (a long pause then) Well, here goes. (bows his head) Uh… “God is great God is good, now we thank Him for our food. Amen.” That is really dumb. It’s bedtime. Nobody’s eating. Let me try again. “Now I lay me down to sleep…..”
GOD: Hey.
BOY: Who’s that?
GOD: The guy you’re talking to.
BOY: Who am I talking to?
GOD: You don’t even know?
BOY: I was just praying to God and…..no! You mean you actually heard me?
GOD: I always hear you.
BOY: But I mean…you answer me and stuff?
GOD: It’s only polite. Somebody talks to you, you answer.
BOY: Yea, but you’re….you know…you’re God.
GOD: Thanks for reminding me.
BOY: Sorry. I guess I don’t do this very much. Heck, I can’t even remember the last time I….
GOD: November 12th, 2001, 6:14 p.m.
BOY: Wow.
GOD: Your dog was sick.
BOY: (a long pause, then) You’re good.
GOD: I’m great. I’m God.
BOY: Sorry.
GOD: Don’t be. I happens to a lot of people. So what is it you wanted?
BOY: When?
GOD: Just now. You were praying.
BOY: Well, I walked in here and all these kids were praying and I thought maybe I’d better. I mean, I’m at PAC camp and everything.
GOD: You prayed just because everybody else was praying?
BOY: Well…yea….I guess. That’s not too good a reason, is it?
GOD: (a pause, then) Stinks. But it’s better than nothing. Why don’t you talk to me more often?
BOY: Well…I don’t know. I guess I just don’t think of it.
GOD: How’s your day?
BOY: My day? Oh….okay, I guess. I got into a little argument with my buddy and…
GOD: Talk to me.
BOY: Okay. Then I tried to learn how to play the guitar but I kept messin’ up…
GOD: Talk to me.
BOY: And there was this real cool girl who seemed really nice but I didn’t have the guts to talk to her and…
GOD: Talk to me!
BOY: I am!
GOD: I know!
BOY: What am I doing?
GOD: You’re praying!
BOY: (a very long pause, then) I am?
GOD: (a pause, then) You are.
BOY: Wow. That’s all it is..just talking?
GOD: No. Sometimes it’s music …or a dance…or a mime or a video or a puppet or a play. But mainly it’s just talking. ..about whatever’s on your mind.
BOY: I didn’t know you had time for that.
GOD: I didn’t know YOU had time for that.
BOY: I guess I do now. (looking around) Looks like they’re all done. (begins to leave, then stops) Uh..sorry. I forgot to say goodbye.
GOD: Then don’t. I’ll go with you.
BOY: Cool. So how do you see “See you later” in God talk?
GOD: “Amen” is good.
BOY: Amen?
GOD: Amen.
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