Joseph: A
Journey of Virtue
*A
Dramatic Reading in Four Movements*
**Movement
I: The Dreamer**
(Reader
with soft conviction)
He was
just a boy…
A
shepherd in a coat dipped in dreams, woven by love and colored with
promise.
He saw
the stars bow low,
The
sheaves lean toward him—
Visions
too great for the valley he lived in.
But
dreams, when spoken aloud,
Can stir
envy.
And so,
betrayed by blood…
Stripped
of color…
Lowered
into a pit—
Not by
enemies,
But by
brothers.
**Pause**
(Reader
lowers voice)
Sold.
Gone.
Forgotten…?
No.
Because
the dreamer was never alone.
**Movement
II: The Tested**
(Reader
growing in intensity)
Into
Egypt he came not as a prince—
But a
slave in chains.
Yet
there, Joseph wore integrity like a robe—
Brighter
than any his father gave.
He fled
from temptation’s claw
With
virtue burning brighter than desire.
But even
the innocent may fall into the prison of lies.
And so…
he waited.
In
darkness.
Forgotten
again.
Yet in
the silence…
Faith
did not wither.
Character
grew stronger.
And the
dream?
It
lived—hidden in the hands of God.
**Movement
III: The Rise**
(Reader
with rising tempo and awe)
From
prison to palace—
From
chains to robes once more.
God did
not forget the dream.
He
exalted the humble,
And
turned famine into favor.
The boy
despised became the man trusted.
The
slave became the savior of nations.
But the
test was not power—
The
test… was forgiveness.
For
before him stood the very brothers
Who once
tossed him into darkness.
And
Joseph—oh, Joseph!—chose mercy over revenge,
Tears
over bitterness,
Grace
over justice.
He
wept.
They
wept.
He
said:
“You
meant it for evil…
but God
meant it for good.”
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**Movement
IV: The Glory**
(Reader
slows, solemn and reverent)
And so
the dream was never really about grain or glory…
It was
about **God’s providence**, stitched through pain.
About a
boy who grew into a man of **steadfast virtue**,
Whose
every trial shaped him,
Polished
him,
Positioned
him.
Joseph
did not rise because he dreamed,
He rose
because he was faithful in every season.
*Let all
who hear remember:*
Though
pits are dark, prisons long,
And
betrayal bitter—
*God
never wastes a trial.*
He is
writing glory through grief,
Redemption
through suffering,
And awe
through every ending.
**And
the dreamer’s God?
He still
reigns.**
Tis could be a group of teens with
parts.
Or one solo reading – memorized is
best with emotion.
But reading it solo or as a group with
emotion will still be good.
print only coloring page or make visuals for the scenery
Susan Y Nikitenko June 17th
2025© - Dramatic Reading (with music is best)
**Devotional: “Dreams from Heaven”**
*Inspired by Genesis 37 and connected to Genesis 28*
**Story:**
Joseph had dreams—big ones. They weren’t just nighttime images, they were glimpses of God’s purpose. Like his grandfather Jacob, who saw a stairway stretching into heaven, Joseph dreamed of rising sheaves and bowing stars. Those dreams weren’t easy to carry. His brothers didn’t understand. He was sold, enslaved, forgotten.
But the dream was never forgotten by God.
Even in the pit, even in prison, Joseph clung to the memory of those dreams. Like the ladder Jacob saw, Joseph’s dreams were a bridge between earth and heaven—a sign that God was near and working behind the scenes. What looked like the end was only the beginning of a bigger plan.
**Reflection:**
God still speaks to His people—sometimes through dreams, sometimes through whispers in our hearts. When we listen and obey, He leads us, one step at a time, from where we are to where He’s calling us to be.
### **Invitation to the Class:**
*Do you believe God has a plan for your life?*
Like Joseph, you may not know how everything fits together yet, but God sees the whole picture. He knows the dreams He’s placed in your heart, and He’s building a path—just like Jacob’s ladder—between your now and your one-day. god made a way to show us the way to heaven and that is only through Christ and his saving grace through what he did at calvary. He died for us, he concurred the curse of sin and now he calls you to salvation and a life built on faith. A journey of faith.
Would you like to say yes to that journey today?
**Prayer with the Class:**
> *Dear God,*
> Thank You that you remind us You are close. Our hope is what your will is for us.
> Help us to listen when You speak, and to trust when things don’t go as planned.
> Like Joseph, we want to walk faithfully, even when we don’t see the end of the story.
> Like Jacob, we want to say: *“Surely the Lord is in this place.”*
> Lead us step by step, from earth to heaven, from fear to faith.
> In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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