JOHN: Hey God.
GOD: Hey John.
JOHN: It’s the funniest thing.
GOD: What’s that?
JOHN: So many times when I’m here at PAC…and I’m surrounded by my friends and all my new friends…
GOD: Yeah?
JOHN: I think about my Grandpa.
GOD: Really?
JOHN: Yeah.
GOD: Wayne. He was a good friend of mine. ..and a funny guy.
JOHN: When I was little we’d pull up to a stoplight and I didn’t realize that he was watching the cross lights…He’d wait ‘til the other light turned yellow then he’d (snap) snap his fingers and the light would change. I always thought it was him.
GOD: I remember.
JOHN: Then when he got sick…before he died…a lady came to help him with his suffering, but it was snowing so Grandpa got out of bed and shoveled the snow off the drive for her.
GOD: Yeah. That was Wayne.
JOHN: He loved his sister-in-law and she came to see him as he was dying. He saw her sneak in and said, “Get thee behind me, Satan.” Even then he was trying to cheer people up.
GOD: Those are great memories, John.
JOHN: So why do I think of him at PAC?
GOD: Well…for one thing….your Grandpa prayed for you all of his life.
JOHN: You mean he’s here?
GOD: No. He’s with me. But everyone…everyone in this room is here because someone has prayed for them. Grandma’s…Grandpa’s…mom’s and dad’s …friends. You’ve done it yourself, haven’t you?
JOHN: What?
GOD: Prayed for people sitting out there right now.
JOHN: Yeah… (name some of the people whom you’ve prayed for this weekend…be sure to include as many campers as you can think of. End with “I’ve prayed for a lot of these guys.”)
GOD: And I heard you. And never….never in your life, John, have you prayed a prayer that I didn’t hear.
JOHN: Never?
GOD: Never. There won’t be any sadness in heaven...but if there was…
JOHN: Yeah?
GOD: When you come to my place some day and you find out how much good every single prayer of yours did…well, you might be a little bit sad that you didn’t pray more.
JOHN: Wow. That’s uh…that’s awesome to think about.
GOD: Your grandpa eating at a fancy dinner party one night and picked up a spoon. A snooty lady said, “For future reference, that spoon is for dessert.”
JOHN: What’d Grandpa say?
GOD: “For future reference, some of us don’t have that big a mouth.”
JOHN: I love it.
GOD: And he loved you, John. And prayed…and prayed…
JOHN: …..and here I am tonight. (a beat, then) It’s gonna be a good time at the altar tonight, Lord. ..praying for each other…because somebody’s prayed for us.
GOD: …because somebody prayed for us.
JOHN: (a beat, then) I love you, Lord.
GOD: And that, John…that’s the best prayer of all. (exit)