The Story of Christmas

Narrator: Christmas is joy, fun, gifts, new clothes, good food and a lot of other good things for most of us. But did you know for that one group of creatures, Christmas is nothing but sorrow and crying? Yes. It’s a day of mourning observed each year in the realms of hell. Here is a scene of one Christmas in hell.

A devil daughter walks into the house where her devil mom is cooking.

Devil daughter (DD): Mom.

Devil mom (DM):  (looking up) yes my dirty mess.

DD: I went up to the earth today.

DM: oh yes?

DD: do you know that they have fun during Christmas on earth?

DM: (sighs) yes I do my rotten tomato. (continues to stir)

DD: How come they have fun on the saddest day of the year? They were laughing and playing and eating and making merry. They had even decorated their homes and streets.

DM: (stops cooking and starts walking to a chair on left corner of the stage) I think it’s time I told you the story of Christmas.

DD: hold on mom. Let me go get my friends who came up with me today. We would all like to know.

She rushes out and comes back with a bunch of girls and boys. They all settle down around the DM.

DM: once upon a time, long long ago, we were all up in the heavens…we were angels too. And we were serving God.

All the kids look at each other in astonishment and make comments to each other (what!, huh? Etc)

DM: we used to dress in white, and sing praise to God all the time, and do everything He told us to do.

Light fades in left corner as center stage lights up. God is sitting on a throne in the center. Around him stand a few angels. One angel is dressed more splendidly than the others –lucifer. He is talking to his friends while God is in conversation with another angel.

Lucifer (L): I am sick and tired to doing everything the Lord tells me to do. I don’ t see why I can’t do as I please sometimes.

L’s Friend 1: I know. Some of the things these “men” do deserve a good whacking. But He is always giving them time to repent and stopping us from doing anything bad to them. I don’t know how He stands them!

L’s F2: I think we should talk to Him about it. What do you think Lucifer?

L: I think so too. In fact, I am going to talk to Him about it right now. (he clears his throat) ahem….God….(says it with a hint of fear mixed with defiance)

God(G): stops talking to the angel and turns around to look at L. One moment Lucifer. (continues to talk to the other angel. Then the other angel nods, bows to the Lord and leaves) Yes Lucifer?

L: God my friends and I need to talk to you.

G: here I am Lucifer. Talk to me.  Be very careful what you say though.

L: (looks shocked that somehow God has guessed his thoughts). Uhhh….sometimes I don’t…I mean I don’t like..i mean…..why should we always do what you ask us to do? (he speaks hesistatingly, and then rushes through the last sentence)

G: (looks long at him, considering him. Then, gently, He says) Because it is I my dear Lucifer. You should know that.

L: I don’t…I mean, my friends and I don’t feel like doing your bidding anymore.

(all the friends slowly move up behind Lucifer as though cringing from the Lord’s sight as He slowly looks at each of them.)

G: (sadly) then I do not think you have a place with me anymore Lucifer. I have seen you conspire and cause dissention. Leave me Lucifer, you and your friends, and don’t come back.

L: (is taken aback. But then he starts getting angry.) This is my home. Why should I leave? I have a right to stay here.

G: you have chosen to go against me Lucifer. You are banished from heaven forever.

L: No! I will not go away! I will fight and stay here!

G: You have no say in the matter Lucifer. GO!

All the devils are rushed out by some good angels.

Lights fade center and come up on the corner where the mother and group of little devils are sitting.

DM: This is how we came to be down here in hell.

DD: But that doesn’t explain why we mourn on Christmas mom!

DM: I’m coming to it. Don’t rush me. Since the time we were pushed down to hell, our life work has been to give God’s people hell. We try to make them sin so God will dislike them. We fool them into doing drugs, killing each other in the name of religion, cast, creed and other useless demarcations, and so much more. Our hope has always been that we will, by doing all this, cheat God of His people, for He is Holy and cannot stand sin. But all that changed one day more than 2000 years ago. You see, although we knew that God hated sin, we didn’t bargain for the fact that God loved the sinner!!!! According to the law, sin can only be paid for with blood. And God did the unthinkable. On the first Christmas day, God sent His only son – Jesus – to this earth to die once and for all, for all the sins of all the people of this earth!

At this, all the little devils look astonished.

DD: so now no one is a sinner?

DM: no. everyone’s sin has already been paid for. All the people need to do now is to believe that Jesus died for them.

DD: that’s it?

DM: yup. It’s that simple. Once they believe that, they are on their way to heaven, and nothing we do can change that.

DD: WOW! That’s a huge blow for us isn’t it?

DM: So you see now why Christmas is a day of mourning for us? It is the day all our purposes were defeated! It is the day Hope dawned for the people of the world. The day our fates were sealed. It is the day God’s love for His people was displayed. (sighs)  Since then, we have strived to make men believe that their sins can never be forgiven. We make them believe they are bad.

DD: is that all we can do? Make them believe a lie?

DM: Yes my spoilt egg. That is all we can ever do. Jesus already paid the price.

All the little devils look sad and mournful.

Lights come up center stage on the manger scene. 

Narrator: Yes. Love came down on Christmas day. God loved us so much that He paid the price for our sins with the blood of His own son. Remember, God hates sin, but He loves the sinner. Merry Christmas everyone.