Geoffrey's Beloved Church - Monologue

Geoffrey is the vicar of the parish church. He is tall and thin. He is kneeling in front of the holy cross as he prays to god. It is the late evening.

This is one of my most favourite times of the day; late evening. The church is peaceful as always, and it's just me and god. I need to blow out the candles on the altar and then I can go home and see my beloved wife Susan. I really do love my job; I don't see it as a job though, more like a passion of mine. I just wish Susan would take her role a bit more seriously. Susan often asks if I believe in God and I can't bear to answer as how can she fail to see that it is an obvious answer, of course I believe in God.

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He is sat alone at the kitchen table preparing his sermon for tomorrow's service.

Not too sure where Susan is, but she's left me my tea with a sweet note, letting me know that she's just popped to get some milk from the local shop. Susan is such a thoughtful wife, she always works around my church duties, although I do often wonder where she wonders off too, during the Tuesday afternoon bible group meetings. I don't like questioning Susan as to where she goes during these meetings but Mrs Shrubsole comments on her whereabouts every week, and I have respond with a valid excuse as to why the vicar's wife isn't stood beside the vicar handing out bibles on a Tuesday afternoon.

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Geoffrey is stood near the font shaking people's hand as they entered the church for bible group.

As I stood welcoming fellow members of the parish into the church, I happened to glance over into the vestry, noticing Susan drinking the communion wine! I nearly fainted in horror, of witnessing my own wife, the vicars wife drinking the sacred communion wine. I knew Susan liked to have a glass of wine every now and again but the communion wine. How has this happened? How did I not notice?

My beloved Susan is an alcoholic and I did not notice.

God please forgive me.

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