 A one-act play for Holy Week or an Easter sunrise service. Peter's encounter with the servant girl, where he denies knowing Jesus,is enacted in all its heartache. Flash to the present where Josh, a new Christian, doesn't understand how Peter could deny Christ. He comes face to face with his own weakness when he hangs out with his buddies from work, who get on his case about how he's changed. Mirroring Peter's moment of failure, Josh caves to the pressure and acts indifferent about his faith. Interspersed with the drama are plaintive phrases from the traditional hymn "O, How I Love Jesus," sung a cappella by a soloist. The past and present scenes of denial converge in a stirring conclusion with an unspoken gesture of forgiveness, healing and grace, leaving the audience with hope found in the risen Christ as the words to the hymn finally become real.
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