Maundy Thursday, April 9, at 5:00 p.m. at First Congregational Church Prescott, 216 E. Gurley Street, Prescott, AZ 86301

People of the Passion is a series of nine dramatic monologues which connect our experiences and our feelings with the people of the Gospel, the people who met Jesus in the flesh, and who were changed by that experience. Until now we have seen and heard these people at a distance, and we assumed we had nothing in common with them.

The playwright, Mary Betten, takes us in for a close-up. She tells us stories, as Jesus did, and as we interpret these dramatic moments, the gospel narrative can come to life in a new way.

Each of these people of Christ’s passionate love has memories, yearnings, thoughts, feelings, and some very private sadness or joy and the grace of meeting Jesus. Mary makes these people human and approachable, so that we become convinced it can happen to us, too. So enjoy the monologues. But beware: as you look through the windows of these souls, you may spy a mirror or two!