Joseph: A Journey of Virtue (Dramatic Reading Teens or Older)

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 17^th 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.

Susan Barker Nikitenko June 16th, 2025© NMbMpBenAnna234KBPBRMNMPM

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Joseph - Poem

Joseph

 Joseph loved Mary and took her as his wife;

He obeyed the Lord who told Him what was right.

She was to give birth to the holy lamb of God;

He stood there beside her on that Christmas night.

He loved her, and he held her near in his arms;

A man of valor and faithful, unselfish;

No doubt His heart was filled with wonderment;

Knowing He would haven the king of all Kings.

A quiet man, with Godly fear and Godly care;

Who prayed and desired God's holy will done.

He too rejoiced at the birth of our Savior;

The child he would hold and love as his own son.

Susan Y  Nikitenko

December 28th, 2013

 Matthew 1:19 

Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily.

Poetry And Other Materials On This Site Can Be Freely Used For Christian Bible Centered Non-Profit Ministries And must Remain Unchanged In Any Way. All Other Purposes Are With Permission Only. You May Make Requests At "treasurebox18@yahoo.com" All my poems with stories are both real and fictional designed to illustrate a biblical truth. All Rights Reserved. Please Include Site Name And Link Back To This Blog. Thank-You.