Maddy and God
PAC I, 1. 2014
MADDY: Hey God.
GOD: Hi, Maddy.
MADDY: It’s finally here…back at PAC.
GOD: You excited?
MADDY: Heck yes. I wait for this all year.
GOD: Me too. ….so what’s on your mind?
MADDY: I was just thinking…watching the campers come in this morning….what it was like my first time at PAC.
GOD: So? What was it like?
MADDY: I was pretty scared.
GOD: I remember.
MADDY: I was afraid I wouldn’t know anybody and that everybody would be better than me.
GOD: (laughing) ….and you’re still getting over that last part.
MADDY: (a beat, then) I know.
GOD: Remember Goliath?
MADDY: From the Bible?
GOD: Duh.
MADDY: Oh…sorry. Yeah…he was the giant…even bigger than (name some big guy at camp)…
GOD: Yeah. Even bigger than _______________. I wanted someone to take him out.
MADDY: So you picked David…the best soldier.
GOD: Wrong.
MADDY: Huh?
GOD: David was a kid. The littlest guy in the group…he wasn’t even in the army.
MADDY: Oh.
GOD: I didn’t look for the biggest or strongest, just one kid who said, “With God, I can do that.” And that’s all I want from you this weekend.
MADDY: (a beat, then) So….I mean….I don’t really have to be better than anybody.
GOD: In fact, I’d rather you weren’t. Gives me more of a chance to work.
MADDY: So all I’ve to say is “With God, I can do that.”
GOD: You got it.
MADDY: I met this girl this morning. (could be a boy if that works)
GOD: Who’s that?
MADDY: Her name was _______________. She seemed really nervous about being here….she’s sitting right out there.
GOD: Think she’d come up front with you now?
MADDY: I don’t know. ______________, could you come up here a minute? (hope she does, then) God, this is ___________.
GOD: Yeah. I’ve known her for long time. Is she nervous?
MADDY: (to the girl) Are you nervous? (she answers)
GOD: Nothing wrong with that. So you two are going to have a great weekend….maybe the best ever.
MADDY: Great.
GOD: . . . and maybe I’ll ask you to try something new….something you’re sort of scared of… ?
MADDY: (to the girl) What do you think, ______________?
GOD: Here…let me teach you something… ________(a counselor) How about a little rhythm? (counselor comes forward slowly snapping fingers to the beat as someone goes to the drums) Now repeat after me, girls… “With God…
MADDY: Uh-huh…
GOD: I can do that….
MADDY: Yes I can!
GOD: With God…
MADDY: Uh-huh!
GOD: I can do that!
MADDY: Yes I can! (shouting to the audience) Come on, everybody!
(drums join in as do all other counselors)
ALL: With God…uh-huh…I can do that! Yes I can! With God….uh-huh…I can do that! Yes I can!
(Roger joins in on the piano)
ALL: With God…uh-huh…I can do that! Yes I can! With God….uh-huh…I can do that! Yes I can!
MADDY: (after several times of this, shouting) Yes we can! (takes the hand of the camper and runs off)