July 31, 2026 – Daily Devotional
“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” -John 10:10
The comedy troupe SpitLip is made up of four people from England. In 2017, David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson, and Zoe Roberts began collaborating on various projects. Three of the four met while attending Warwick University. Soon after, Felix Hagen would join the team. At first, most members of the group were focused on presenting comedy on stage. However, they wanted to incorporate music. They began to add more and more music to their production. It was a very different approach.
Feeling up for a new challenge, the group decided to create a full-length musical, with a comedy flair. They chose the amazing story of Operation Mincemeat. Operation Mincemeat was the top-secret program to help the Allies invade Sicily during World War 2. This program was a deception, designed to convince the Germans to move troops away from Sicily. It used a dead body, given a false identity, with fake top-secret papers. When the body was floated onto a beach in Spain, the Nazi spies found it, and Hitler responded by moving troops to Greece, where the fake papers said the invasion would take place.
With the intrigue of this true story, SpitLip began to design a show that would entertain, make people laugh, and tell the powerful story that helped open the door to victory in Europe for the Allies. This would not be an easy job for the four members of SpitLip. It is an enormous task to write a full-length musical. It requires a good storyline, lyrics, music, choreography, costumes, props, cast, and much more. Operation Mincemeat would be the first musical written by the quartet known as SpitLip. Since its debut, Operation Mincemeat has played on the West End in London, on Broadway, and is now on a worldwide tour. It is an award-winning musical that continues to entertain audiences everywhere.
They have achieved great success. It is really amazing that such success would come so early in their careers. They followed their passion, worked hard, and used their God-given talent to bring their dream to life.
The world is filled with so many obstacles. Often, we are told how impossible things are. We are told that age is a limiting factor. Perhaps we are too young or too old. People are quick to point out why something won’t work, but rarely excited to fight and bring a dream to life. The musical Operation Mincemeat and the people of SpitLip are a wonderful reminder that what often seems impossible is truly achievable. The good things in life require hard work, faith, and a passionate desire to make our dreams a reality. God has created us to live a full life. There will be challenges in the way, but our dreams are possible.
-Rev. Keith King, Pastor of Worship
