THE EXERCISE LADIES
THE BURNING BUSH

Synopsis:  Two friends get together several times a week to workout at a local spa.  During the course of their time spent on exercise bikes, they discuss their lives and share their problems.  This episode deals with Ann's decision to spend quality time with her children.  What follows is an amusing account of her idea of quality time and an encounter with a burning bush....the focus of this script is the importance of being creative when teaching children to pray.

NUMBER OF CHARACTERS: 2
LINDA AND ANN

SCRIPTURE REFERENCE:  PROVERBS 3:5
CREATIVE QUALITY TIME WITH KIDS.
PRAYER.

CAST OF CHARACTERS
CHARACTER: LINDA - WEARING EXERCISE CLOTHES RIDING AN EXERCISE BIKE.

CHARACTER: ANN - WEARING EXERCISE CLOTHES RIDING AN EXERCISE BIKE.

SCRIPT

(Linda and Ann riding exercise bikes)

Linda - So what have you been up to lately?

Ann - I’m on strike!

Linda - What do you mean? Are you walking back and forth in front of your house with a picket sign?

Ann - What a great idea! I didn’t think of that!

Linda - (laughs) NO MORE LAUNDRY!

Ann - NO MORE DISHES!

Linda - NO MORE COOKING!

Ann - NO MORE FISHES!

Linda - Fishes?

Ann - Yeah, I hate cleaning out that crummy fish tank in the family room.

Linda - (laughs and shakes her head) So what did you mean when you said you were on strike?

Ann - I’m taking a break. We’re having fast food every night and I’m not doing any housework for a week!

Linda - What prompted this little domestic revolution?

Ann - Oh, lots of things...but mostly because I haven’t been spending enough time with my kids lately. I’ve just been too busy.

Linda - I know the feeling...carpools, the PTA, fish tanks! The chores don’t leave much extra time do they?

Ann - Nope. Sometimes it seems like life is one big chore, so I just decided the housework could wait because I am spending quality time with my kids.

Linda - Good for you!

Ann - Thank you, thank you.

Linda - So what do you consider to be quality time?

Ann - (looks sheepish) Well...

Linda - I know! You’re taking the kids to art museums. That’s it isn’t it?

Ann - No.

Linda - You’re listening to classical music?

Ann - No.

Linda - You’re reading aloud of Shakespeare? (speaks in British accent)

Ann - No!

Linda - Please tell me you’re discussing current events.

Ann - No.

Linda - Okay, I give up. What are you doing?

Ann - We’re having a video game marathon.

Linda - And you call that quality time?

Ann - Yes, I do.

Linda - Why?

Ann - Well it’s kind of hard to explain....how about if I give you an example instead?

Linda - Okay, shoot.

Ann - Funny you should say that, because that’s exactly what we’re doing.

Linda - What?

Ann - Shooting little green men. (speaks melodramatically) There we were, surrounded by little green guys...our mission was to annihilate the little beggars, and then burn a bush and find a hidden staircase which would lead us to the treasure below....

Linda - You have lost your mind!

Ann - Wait, wait, wait...there’s more. My son and I spent three hours trying to find the right bush to burn.

Linda - You mean there was more than one?

Ann - Oh, yes. Did I forget to mention that we were standing in a forest surrounded by bushes?

Linda - Yes, you failed to mention that fact.

Ann - Talk about frustrating! My kid was so upset he suggested we toss the game and the TV out of his bedroom window.

Linda - That’s not good.

Ann - You should have seen us. We were hungry and tired. Our fingers were aching from holding the joysticks...

Linda - And you still consider this quality time?

Ann - Let me finish, please. So, my son and I just sat there looking at each other...dejected, defeated and discouraged. That’s when I suggested that we pray.

Linda - You what?

Ann - Pray...you are familiar with the word aren’t you?

Linda - (laughs) Yes, but not about video games!

Ann - That’s what my kid said. When I suggested that we pray, he dropped his joystick like it was a hot potato, backed up a few feet and looked at me like I was insane!

Linda - (mutters) I can see why.

Ann - So, I said to my son..."Look, Jesus was right there when this video game was made. He knows where the bush is, even if we don’t." My kid backed up another few inches. That’s when I prayed and asked the Lord to help us find the right bush.

Linda - Yeah, but...

Ann - An then I handed the joystick back to my son and said, "Pick one an burn it, honey".

Linda - What happened?

Ann - Dun da da da! Kaboom! The bush burned and the staircase opened! (melodramatically)

Linda - Wow!

Ann - You should have seen my son’s face. (laughs) I thought he was going to faint.

Linda - No wonder.

Ann - (speaks melodramatically) We went over to the bush.....snuck down the staircase....and there it was!

Linda - What?

Ann - The treasure chest! We walked over to it and slowly lifted the lid...

Linda - What did you find?

Ann - A lizard! (normal voice)

Linda - A lizard? What are you supposed to do with a lizard?

Ann - I don’t know...I guess we’ll find out next time we play the game.

Linda - All of that for a lousy lizard?

Ann - No...all of that so my son could finally see how much God loves him. If Jesus is willing to help us play video games, I’m sure he is willing to help us with any problem we have. Now my son is sure of that too.

Linda - Good point.

Ann - Hey, you want to come over tonight and see what happens to the lizard?

Linda - Sure...can I bring my kids? They need some quality time too!

(fade to black)

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