When Merry becomes Mary again

Scene 1:
Merry was a shopaholic. Christmas is the best time to shop. Then she reached a bottomless pit. She owed credit card companies more than $79,000.

Her dad left her when she was a kid on Christmas eve. Her mum left her too, leaving her with her grandfather. Merry changed her named from 'Mary' to 'Merry' cos she truly wants to be happy. She encountered God through an angel and finally realized that all these presents that she bought for herself, she pretended that they were all from her dad. Finally she decided to reconcile with her mum.

Scene 2:
Wife had an abortion because of her ambitions. Husband Gary could not forgive her and they drifted apart and had a breakdown in their communication. Both had a teenage daughter. Husband had an affair and mistress Juliet was pregnant. Both believed that they were in love. When the man's daughter had an accident and was in a coma, Gary was devastated and started to see the folly of his actions. Juliet was heartbroken that her man would leave her so she wanted to commit suicide.

The situations seemed so desperate. To kill oneself seems to be the easy way. Why not end the suffering of oneself?

But our life is not our own. Even if God is not in the picture, what about our family members? Our debts, our sorrows, our mess, we selfishly leave them to those we love.

Because there is Jesus, Merry's eyes were opened to her hurt and could move on.  

Gary realised his mistakes and decided to start all over again with his wife. Juliet was given extraordinary strength and hope to give birth to her child, even as a single mother. 

The world says, "Come on, that baby is a burden. You are still so young and single. You can find another man again."

Conscience says, "This baby is a precious life. Don't make the worst mistake of your life!"

It may be a musical that seems to have a perfect ending. 
But who says life cannot be touched by a perfect God to follow a perfect way?

For all have sinned and fallen short of His glory.
We can fall but we can stand up again.
Just like a toddler learning to walk.
So brave, so real, so beautiful.
That's human beings.
That's you and me.