Please feel free to contact me via email or phone with questions or to book a performance.  sharonlumsden@gmail.com  (206) 403-8879  

Performance length:  40 minutes

The fine print:  There is no exact fee, at this time, to bring Words Meant for Mercy to your church or group. A donation or love offering is expected. Some groups choose to make a donation prior to the show based on what they usually pay speakers for similar events.  Some prefer to take a love offering after the show.  Either is fine but needs to be communicated at the time of booking.  If a love offering is to be taken, I ask that this be communicated in bulletin or other advertisement for the show.  The intention is that the show would be available to all at a fee that is appropriate for their group.  It should be noted that cameras and recording devices are not allowed.  Nor is it legal to reproduce the show.  I am happy to perform it again if you need me to.

Performance requirements: An open space of 19 feet wide by 12 feet deep and 10 feet high is necessary for the performance.  If the stage space is oddly shaped and you are unsure, you can take a picture and text it to me.  Please plan ahead if pulpits or other things need to be moved. 

Preview Performances:  If you wish to book the show but would like to preview it, contact me for information on a preview performance in your area.

Program and Reflection Insert:  The program that accompanies this show sets the tone for the performance.  There is an insert that invites reflection after the show.  Some groups use the reflection insert for post-show discussion groups and others leave it more as a quiet time after the show where music is played and individuals can reflect.  The insert includes some verses that explain salvation and a series of questions raised in James.  Here is a link to the REFLECTION INSERT.  This will help you plan your event.

My testimony about the show that sometimes comes out in the talk-back time:  I began this project not as an actor, but as a Christian searching for answers.  I found in the Book of James great rest.  It was only after I had memorized the book and was quoting it daily on my morning walks for some time, that I began to feel a call to publicly share what I was experiencing.  The desire grew.  In fact, I could not shake it.  The actor in me was deeply inspired by how the many themes tied together in very dramatic ways.  James had become a life giving spring.  It rooted me in a joy that held solid in the midst of conflict, rather than a nieve belief that love of Christ and peaceful words would make all conflict go away.  Is it not when we are overwhelmed with joy about what our Savior has done that it is easier to keep the tongue in check?... regardless of circumstances?  Anger is cooled by a realization of our own sin.  Entitlement dissapears when we need nothing but Chirst. Motives are purified when our desire is the growth of God's kingdom instead of our own..... freeing, isn’t it.  Please join me for worship of God through the book of James.  God has spent the last 4 years developing this presentation through me... and I promise you, it is in His word where true rest is found.  

Blessings,
Sharon Lumsden