QUIZ 3 PART II: Reader’s Theatre

Break down ONE of the following text as a reader’s theatre script. You can write in your own text as an intro, or closing how you see fit. Be creative!

Reader’s Theatre Option #1:
Prayer of Detachment
St. John of the Cross (1542-1591)

Deliver me, O Jesus...
...from the desire of being loved
...from the desire of being extolled
...from the desire of being praised
...from the desire of being preferred
...from the desire of being consulted
...from the desire of being approved
...from the desire of being popular

Deliver me, O Jesus...
...from the fear of being humiliated
...from the fear of being despised
...from the fear of suffering rebuke
...from the fear of being forgotten
...from the fear of being wronged
...from the fear of being ridiculed
...from the fear that others may be loved more than I

Jesus, grant me the grace to desire...

...that others may be esteemed more than I
...that in the opinion of the world others may increase and I may decrease
...that others may be chosen and I set aside
...that others may be praised and I unnoticed
...that others may become holier than I provided that I may become as holy as I should.

NOTE: If you choose to work on this one, copy the text above and break it down as a Readers' Theatre. You can do this first in word processing document on your computer (to save it this way) and then paste it in as a comment here once you've finished.