Bethany Aroma| Malayalam Christian Devotional Songs

Return of the Prodigal son

Participants:

Jeswin - Father

Noble - Elder son

Alwin – Prodigal son

Jibi – Servant1

Joel- servant2

Kitchen staff: Anita, Sujin, Rebecca, Joana Susan, Manisha, Stephanie, Dona

(The father is sitting in front of his house, looking to the distance. His servant stands near assisting him.)

Jeswin: O my God, when will he come? I can’t live without my son. (bows his head and prays – then looks above) O my God, if only I could see him before I die!

Jibi : Master, God will hear your prayers and I am sure one day our son will be back.

(Father walks out looking for the son. The elder son (Noble) comes to the scene -on his way to the farm)

Jeswin: son, where are you going?

Noble : Father, I am going to the farm.

Jeswin : don’t be late, this is rainy season and take your umbrella with you.

Noble: Yes father, I will just bring some vegetables from our farm.

Jeswin: on your way if you find some travelers, check with them about your brother.

Noble: check about that reckless man? Why should we? he is gone for ever and let us forget him.

Jeswin: no, no how can you forget him? He is your own blood.

Noble: may be, but he took his share and left us. Now we have no relation with him (goes out in anger)

Jeswin: O my God, keep him safe, Lord bring him back to me!

Jibi l: Master, yesterday someone told me that they saw somebody like him in a pig farm

Jeswin: pig farm! My God, what a disgrace to this family! He was like a prince here. But the devil cheated him.

Jibi: it was all because of his bad company. He was not regular for the Sunday school; instead he went to the clubs.

Jeswin: All attractions of this world are traps set by the devil. I have told this many times to my son but he did not listen.

Joel: (sniffs) Master, what’s that stink.. we were just talking about pigs.

(Father walks out looking for his son-suddenly finds someone coming, calls his servant)

Jeswin: look who is coming

Jibi: yes master, let me put this (put on his specks and looks) Who is that?

Jeswin: Is it my lost son?

Jibi: Sir, I think he is a beggar; wait, I will handle him.

Jeswin: you- you just go and see who that is.

(servant goes out- finds the masters younger son- runs back closing his nose) my God, its him!

Jeswin: who ? what did you say?

Jibi: Master he is your… O what a stink!

Jeswin: He is what… tell me? Who are you?

Alwin: Father, O father, (father goes closer)

Jeswin: My God, who is this? Is it my son? (Hurries toward the son and hugs him & kisses him)

Jibi : Sir you can kiss him later; let me take him to the car wash first.

Alwin : Father, I ….

Jeswin : O my son, My darling, where have you been all these days?

Alwin: Father, Father, I have sinned against God and you, and I am no more worthy to be called your son.

Jeswin: (closes his mouth with his hand and hugs him) O my son is back- thank you Lord for giving back my son! Thank you Lord!

Joel: sir, now I have to service you also..

Jeswin: look Mathai,..

Joel: (closing his nose) Yes sir.

Father: take him inside; give him a bath and some good dress

(the servant goes with the son)

Jeswin: Thomma,

(Jibi comes in)

Jibi: yes Sir..

Father: You go to the cow shed and take out that big fat ox and kill it; let us eat, and be merry.

Jibi: (calls the other servants) Kochu Mariye…Thoshamme, Come fast; we are going to prepare a feast

Anita: What… what’s up here?

Joel: our master is happy to have his son back..

Sujin: why, you son is back?

Joel: yes he is; take that big fat ox from the cattle shed and give it to the butcher.

Rebecca: That big fat ox? What’s the matter?

Joel: Today we are going to have a beef festival-

Anita: Call all our people; we are going to prepare special dishes today.

Jeswin: Yes today we are going to enjoy; my son was under the devil’s control. Now I will never leave him. (Sits again on the chair)

(BGM starts. Servants bring vessels and vegetables for cooking. Starts singing while preparing for the feast. Father enjoys the song)

(Girls - Stephany, Manisha, Joanna, Donna, Anita, Rebecca & Sujin):

Shut the door, keep out the debil

Shut the door, keep the debil in the night

Shut the door, keep out the debil

Light the candle everythings alright

Joel: When I was a baby child

(Girls) shut the door, keep out the debil

Joel: Good and bad was just a game