Am I Worthy Lord
By Rowlen Delaware Vanderstone III
- Release Date: 2021-02-16
- Genre: Theater
Description
“Am I Worthy Lord” the play is a story of a Claudia Procula, Pilates wife, who discovers many doubts in her life, and a longing that is fueled by Joanna, her maidservant, a young Hebrew women who share’s with her mistress the joy, and wonders of hearing Christ speak, the miracles she saw Christ perform, the sadness of his death, and finally, the discovery of his ascension. Both women experience emotional highs and lows over the events surrounding Christ since his journey into Jerusalem for Passover, their secret meeting together below the Upper Room at Pentecost, and finally, Claudia’s and Joanna’s visit to Cornelius, where Claudia’s doubts are erased by the message Peter delivers to Cornelius, and his guest. In two Acts we see Joanna a character right out of the New Testament, convince Claudia Procula the wife of Pontius Pilate to overcome her doubts about this one God of the Jews and the fact that Jesus Christ rose from the grave. Claudia troubled by her dreams in the night prior to her husband fateful encounter with Jesus, tries to discourage Pilate to have nothing to do with this man. History tells us that Claudia was the Granddaughter of a Caesar of Rome, and an educated women of her times in the Philosophies of that era. Claudia begins to doubt the Roman pantheon of Gods and with Joanna’s help she witnesses much in Jerusalem regarding this Son of God. She wonders as a Gentile, is she worthy of Christ love and forgiveness of her sins. When she meets with Cornelius on the day, Peter delivers his message regarding the very doubts about being a Gentile. Claudia finds her answer. Now history suggest that it is possible that Claudia Procula became a Christian. The play presents that possibility.
