Joshua (2002) Movie Script

Well, there you go.All right. Thanks a lot
for the ride.
Okay.it was good
talkin' to ya.
Nice talkin' to you too.Okay. Take care.
I'll bet none
of us knew when we woke up
on what we all thought...
Was just another spring day,
that a stranger had come
to our town.
Who was he?
Where did he come from?
Why did he come here? We may
never quite know the answers,
but we do know
he changed our lives.
Come on. What?
Are you chicken, man?
Hello.
- Get out!
Get-- get out of here.
- Ohh.
What-- what's wrong
with you?
I don't...
Want no... trouble, Mr.--
- Joshua.
- Nice to meet you... Joshua.
Big-big storm.
Real... big storm
last year.
Must've been.
I was... baptized here...
As a child.
You were? Huh.
- Ramona, how are you today?
- Haven't seen you for a while. Fine.
I don't care what you call it!
You ain't gonna play that kind of music in my house!
Music? What
do you know about it? I mean,
you don't even listen to it.
You don't even listen to me! I know the whole town
thinks you're a slacker!
You just don't understand,
do you? Get back here, Kevin!
Look, it's my music,
all right? Just stay out of--ho.
I don't need this, dad!
You hear me?
I don't need this!
Good morning.
It's perfect. It is?
Yep. I can work
and sleep in the same place.
My husband used to
use this as his workplace,
but I never thought...
We'd rent it out
to anyone to live.
It's fantastic.
I'll take it. You haven't
rented it, have you?
You got here
just in time, sweetie.
What is it you said
you did again?
I'm a wood carver,
but I do all sorts
of things-- odd jobs, handiwork.
I like
gettin' my hands dirty.
We've got plenty of things
to do around here,
keep you real busy.
Here. I made something
for you.
You made this? For you.
It's so beautiful.
It's a pretty view,
isn't it?
It's perfect.
We all knew
he was... different,
and we knew
he was somehow... special,
but none of us knew the trouble
we were in and just how much
we would end up needing him.
He's tearin'
down the church!
He's tearin' it down!
What? Michael Reed,
what are you talking about?He's tearin' down the church!
- Can I help you?
- Actually, yeah.
- You didn't really mean,
"can I help you?" Did you?
- Got that right.
- You meant, what the heck
am I doing here?
- You're right.
What are you doing
tearing down our church?
Well, sometimes we just
gotta tear something down
to build it back up again.
I can... see that.Theo, get back over here.
No. No?
He's right. Sometimes
you must tear it down...
To... build it back up.
Well, all right, then.
How could I be late again?
Good morning. Today,
our new testament reading...
Is from the book of acts,
chapter ten.
And in this passage,
Peter is up on a roof
in joppa, and--
Well,
Peter was a fisherman.
Nice to see you. Thank you.
Thank you, father.Thank you
and god bless you.
I don't remember fishing boots
as proper attire for a sermon,
father pat.
Thank you.Thank you.
Maggie!
Hey, pat.
I haven't seen you in church
in ages, and now you're gonna
sneak off without saying hi?
Actually, it's good-bye.You got the job.
Mm-hmm.now, when do you
actually leave?
In about a week or so.
I still have so much I have
to go through at the house.
A few memories, huh?
Excuse me.
Hello? Deb.
Listen, could you hold on
just for a second?
Okay. I'm sorry.
Um, thank you,
father pat. It was great
seeing you.
You too, Maggie. Hey,
if you're in town next week,
come by the pancake breakfast.
Oh, no, Maggie. I'm
not cooking this year.
I'll try.
Okay. Good-bye.Good-bye.
No, I'm not.
I need to get out of here.
However, you never know...
What might make me wanna
stick around.
Look, Joan,
don't you worry.
Everything's gonna be fine.
I could find out everything
that can be found out
about him.
The U.S. post office
doesn't miss a thing.Except deliveries.
Who are you guys talking about?Joshua,
the guy renting our barn.
He gave me
this pretty heart.Ohh.
Thanks.oh, there-- there's the guy
I was talking about.
Hey, look at that.Hey, Leo,
what is that?
That must weigh a ton. What the hell?
Look at that!
How much does that thing weigh?I don't know. About,
what, 500 pounds maybe?
Five'll get you ten, he don't
get to the end of main street.You're on.
Leo, this is gonna be
the easiest money I ever made.I don't think so.
Hey, buck, what's goin' on?
You're gonna break your back.Why don't you use a truck?
I don't drive.Want some water?
No, thanks. I'm fine.
If you want some, ray,
you go right ahead.
How does he know your name?Probably
heard you yappin'.
Wow, look at him go.
Hey, maybe you should put that down.
The footing's not too good around here.
I'll be all right.
Come on, stranger.
Thanks for
walking me home,
everybody. Nice of ya.
What? Now we gotta
walk all the way back?Like I told ya, I don't drive.
Thanks.see ya later.
I told ya
he was gonna make it.Shut up.
You shut up.I'll make you
carry me back.
Hello, Joan.
Did it come in?
- I kept it right back here
for you, father pat.
- Hey.
Leo, ray. Hey, father pat.
Ahh. Sonar fisherman.
Thanks.Lookin' good.
Where'd you get that?
You know that fellow
that was carrying the log?He made this?
- He does all sorts of things.
- Really? There's an artist
living in auburn? Wow.
Hey, Charlie,
you ever find anything out
about his mail?
That's just it.
He doesn't get any mail.
It's not natural
to not get any mail.No junk mail?
Nothing at all?He did get one thing.
Columbia house music offer.
Aw, man!
Did he take it?
Thank you.
- Sorry.
- Emergency. Thanks a lot. Certainly.
In the name of the father,
the son and the holy spirit,
amen.
Bless me father, for I have
sinned. It has been two hours
since my last confession.
And what sin could
you possibly have committed
in the last two hours?
I guess my sin is
I don't have a sin. I just need
to talk to you right away.
You cannot interrupt members
of the congregation
with your own personal needs.
Now, what is so important that
you're using the confessional
in this manner?
I found him, sir.Found who?
An artist has moved
into town.
Joan Casey has all his stuff
at her store. It's all good.Is it all by hand?
Yeah.this is the lord's work.
An artist living in town.
Maybe he can
have it done by Christmas.Ah.
Hello?oh, are you the artist?
I'm Joshua.I'm father tardone.
This is father pat.
Hello, father pat.Hi, Joshua.
Nice to meet you.
I have a commission
for you. Hmm.Come on in.
You live here?I do.
What do you do
when it rains?Well, it hasn't rained.
I would like you
to make a figure
of the apostle Peter.
Now, Peter was not only
the chosen leader
of the apostles,
he was established by Jesus
as the foundation
of the church.
- I know Peter.
- Good.
Now-- now, I'm looking
for something--
oh, how shall I say--
expressive of you.
- Expressive of my faith.
- Uh, excuse me, Joshua,
there's a hole
over your bed.
- Father pat.
- Oh, sorry.
Now, for material,
I was thinking that
we might use--
- ash.
- Ash. Yes. Ash.
- That's what I was thinking.
- Yeah.
All right. Thanks, Joshua.
I'm sure it's gonna be great. You guys take care.
He seems like a nice guy.Yeah, maybe.
He's an artist. They
can be temperamental.Yeah.
When i--
when I was in Rome last summer,
I had an audience
with cardinal riccardo.
Uh-oh.he told this interesting story
about Michelangelo.
It seems that when
he was given his commission,
he hit the stone,
and sure enough,
the wrong statue came out
of the stone.
My goodness.
He began with
the simple act of working on
something that needed doing.
It looked like something
we all needed, but, boy, did it
cause a lot of trouble.
I saw Joshua
rebuilding the baptist church
this morning.
Rebuilding
the baptist church?
I thought he was an artist.
Looked more
like a lumberjack today.
Well, I hope he allows time
to finish our statue.
Theo was out there
with him.
Theo? How many others
were there?
It was just Theo.Hmm.
Interesting man, this Joshua.
He can't expect to do
all that work by himself.
He'll need other people
to help him.
Oh, I think he'll find them.
People really seem
to like him.
Really? Is there anything
about this Joshua
that strikes you...
As peculiar?
I have a brother
who's peculiar. Joshua
isn't anything like him.
- Still, he's different.
- He's very different.
You stuck?No, it's just a fuse thing.
It happens all the time.
I think I got it.Uh-huh.
Well, it's the stranger.The stranger?
Anyone who's lived here
less than 15 years
is a stranger.
Ah. So that makes you--
an expatriate.
I'm moving.
Oh. Said the stranger
I'm Joshua.
Maggie.how you doing?
You just passing
through, Joshua?Yeah, eventually.
Yeah, it's a little slow here.I don't know.
You never know what might
make you wanna
stick around.
It was good
to meet you.
Hello, father pat.
Hi, Joshua.How are ya?
Good, thanks.Good to see ya.
Can I offer you
something to drink?No, thanks.
What can I do for ya?So this is gonna be it?
Yep. Peter's in there
somewhere. I just gotta
figure out where he's hiding.
Actually, that's why I'm here.
I thought-- I thought
you might like this book.
Thank you, pat.
That's really nice
of you.
Well, this statue...
Is very important
to father tardone.
Yeah, I kind of
got that impression.
He's an interesting man,
isn't he?Hmm.
I'm not sure how happy
father tardone is...
Here in auburn.
He was going to go to Rome, work
at the Vatican with his friend
cardinal riccardo.
- Things didn't work out.
- Sometimes it's who you know,
you know?
Yeah, I was gonna
replace him here. You will.
Well, if I do,
I'll be getting to the pulpit
with a Walker.
Boy, look at that rain
come down.
- It's not raining in here.
- Yeah, I know.
Amazing, huh?
Yeah.
Well, break's over.
You really gonna
rebuild the baptist church?
We're gonna
do our best.
Well, uh,
good luck with everything.
You know, you can stay
if you want, pat.
Well, I'll watch
for a little while.Sure.
You know, you're gonna
scare away all the fish
with that racket.
Hi, Joshua.
- What is that thing?
- Oh, the sonar fisherman.
Very special.
Not sold in stores.
- There's usually a reason
for that.
- No, no.
No. Money-back guarantee.
It has a special sonar sound
that naturally attracts fish.
- We'll see about that.
- What are you doing?
No, don't.
No, no, no, no! All right.
You owe me 39.95, buddy.
So what
am I supposed to do now?
Just fish?
Oh, ye of little fish.
That sounded pretty good.
Something I can
do for you, man?
You got a gig coming up
or something?
- Something like that.
- Can I try?
You play?Not really.
It's the guitar, man,
not me. I'm just trying
to stay out of the way.
It's... going to be...
Beautiful, isn't it?
- You can see that already?
- I can.
You know... I wanted
to be a... preacher too.
- You're gonna
be a great preacher, Theo.
- No.
Can you imagine...
How long... my sermons
would be?
Let me ask you a question.
You know what it is
you want to say, don't you?
I d-do.
Well, you just start
sayin' it; I guarantee
people will listen.
Hmm.
Joan?in here!
Can I come in?Come on in.
I got your rent. Oh.
Here. I'll put it
over here.Thank you.
- What are you cooking?
- Uh, well, at one point,
it resembled a fish.
This snapper or my marriage.
Well, I know
what the fish would say.
- What are these?
- Corn fritters.
Joan, this is the worst
corn fritter I've ever tasted.
Joshua had a way of helping
by just-- just being there.
Come on. What do you
got in the fridge?
Hello, beautiful.
And bam!
I never thought
I'd say this.
I caught a fish this big.
Father pat, as one religious man
to another, I don't think you
should be tellin' fish stories.
- It was this big.
- No. Uh, Joshua...
Was with us.
- No, he was fishing with me.
- He couldn't have been
doing either.
- He was helping me with guitar.
- He was over at my place.
He taught me to cook.
I think it was a miracle.Someone taught Joan
how to cook!
Praise the lord!
That's the last wall.
Let's pack it up now
and do the rest tomorrow.Let's get this one up tonight.
Yeah. Let's do
this; Then we'll call it a day.We can... get this done.
Got that right.
Hey, tough guys,
grab the braces, okay?
Yeah.all right, everybody.
On three--
one, two, three!
Push.
All right.
Hey, reverend,
help me with this. That was great, ray.
There we go.
Oh, boy.We come back tomorrow.
We all know the definition
of the word community,
but until Joshua came along,
we didn't really live in one,
did we?
Okay. I'm ready.
How's this? Is this good?
Yeah, looks great. Looks great.
All right.
All right. We're rolling.
Anytime you're ready.
For nearly a year,
the auburn baptist church
has stood in ruin,
decaying
before the town's eyes.
That was until a few weeks ago,
when the community came together
to rebuild it.
Where we stackin' 'em, Dave?Cut. How was that?
Just great. Great.Let's grab a few interviews.
This Joshua's an amazing guy.
I mean, he brought the whole
community together.
I mean, this place
was a wreck two weeks ago,
and look at it now.
He was like a superhero.Yeah, he carried the log around
like it was a swizzle stick.
Can I say "swizzle stick"
on television?
He... k-kind of...
Showed me the... way.
I could tell you one thing
he's a member of
the Columbia house music club.
That one goes over
in the corner, reverend. Oh, okay, Josh.
Did you get your story?Well, I don't know.
All they really wanna
talk about is you.
Not much of a story there.
I don't know about that.
Why are you
doing all this, Joshua?
Come on and help us.
You'll find out why.
Hey, Charlie.I'm just down here
helpin' out.
Great.aaron?
Father.don't scratch that car,
Aaron.
Don't you worry.
Amazing.
Go ahead.Welcome.
You keep yourself busy.There's a lot to do.
- Hello, pat.
- Hi. Hello, Maggie.
All these people...
Listening to you,
willing to do whatever you say.
We're all
in this together.Yes, of course, Joshua.
Well, I hope
you don't work on sundays.I try not to.
Good, because if you did,
I wouldn't have anyone
to preach to.
Well, I wouldn't
worry about that.Excellent.
So I can expect
to see you, then?See me--
Sunday morning mass.
Will you be joining us,
Joshua?
Well, thank you,
father. I'd love to.
- Maggie?
- Hmm? I will try.
Father pat.
Will come on judgment day,
but until that day,
- god is watching you...
- Always.
Never forget that.
Never forget that the sins
you hide from your neighbors,
you cannot hide from god.
You either embrace his laws
or you reject them,
but you can
never escape the fact...
That he knows the truth.
Thank you so much.
We'll see you next Sunday.
Bye-bye.
Thank you, father.Nice to see you again.
Nice to see you.
Thank you.Thanks.
Thank you.
Come again.Bye.
Father tardone,
I am so sorry. I--
Joshua.father, thank you so much
for inviting me.
You're welcome.
Did you-- did you
enjoy the sermon?
I did. It was interesting.
I've never looked at
god's law that way before.
- What way is that?
- Well, as something
to be afraid of.
-You make it sound pretty scary.
-For those who break god's law,
it is pretty scary.
- The Bible is clear on that.
- That we should fear god
more than we love him?
Well, really,
the Bible can be interpreted
so many different ways.
For example, there's
the old Sunday school joke.
What's that?Well, you know:
"What does the Bible mean?"
"Basic instructions
before leaving earth."
Hey, now, boys,
break it up.
You're so mean.
Hey, look at that! Leo!
You as tired
as I am?Ohh, I feel good.
Someday you'll be
as old as me.
Hopefully as bald.
Look at that.
I don't think I've seen her
laugh like that in a long time.
Why's that?
She's not as happy
as she should be.Who is?
She has more reason
than most.
Joe was a great guy,
her husband. If any two people
were in love, it was them.
One night
a couple years ago,
they were driving home on 34...
Near
the "welcome to auburn" sign.
Truck driver fell asleep.
Maggie was behind the wheel
of their car.
She walked away,
and Joe didn't.
Whatever faith she had,
she lost that night.
No, wait.
Let me help you there. Hold on.
Mm.yeah.
Hey, Joan.
Hi. I'm sorry to bother you
with this now--
hey, Mike, why don't you
go get started? I'll
catch up with you.
What happened?Steve got angry with me,
and he threw it.
Ohh.can you fix it, Joshua?
Of course I can.
Don't you worry about it.
Here. It's okay.
Don't worry about it.
First of all,
the pancake breakfast went well,
but that's not why--
that's not why I'm here
to talk to you.
Hi, pat.
Oh, hi, Joshua.
How are you?Good.
Glad to see ya.You okay?
Oh, yeah.
I'm working on my sermon
for Sunday, so i--
I was gonna go shoot some pool.
You wanna come?No. I should work on the sermon.
We'll work on it inside.You know, I really--
i-i-i--
it'll be good for you.Well, one game.
I'm pretty good.
Aw, too bad, father.
I'll warm up.
- How goes your sermon?
- Oh, well,
it's about faith
and about how--
it doesn't even matter
what it's about, because
father tardone is gonna hate it.
And I'm gonna feel him staring
at me, and I'm gonna
get nervous.
- Where does he stand?
- Well, he says that I'm silly
and I'm vague and--
- no, no, no.
Physically, I mean.
- Oh, oh, oh. Right behind me.
Why don't you just talk
to the people that
are in front of you?
- There you go.
This guy's good.
- By the way, when you said...
That we were gonna play pool,
where does the "me" part
of "we" come in here?
All right. I don't
wanna hear that you
missed that on purpose.
Okay. I didn't
miss that on purpose.
Smart guy.
Yeah, well, watch this.
You know, I'm still
a little tight-- little tight.
But, hey, it's tough.
Describing it...
Is like trying
to describe a color
or the wind.
- It's actually pretty simple,
isn't it?
- Simple?
If I'd have known it was simple,
I could've skipped eight years
of seminary.
No, I'm serious.
It's about knowing, right?
For instance, I know
I'm gonna make this shot.
I know you can't even
reach the cue ball.
I didn't say I know
how I'm gonna make it,
but I know
I'm gonna make it.
I just gotta
look for a little help.
What you gonna do
with that?
Whoa!man!
Faith. Rack 'em up.
Well, thanks for the advice,
Joshua, but, let's face it,
how are we gonna
get a pool table
into the church?
Well, even if you could,
you suck at pool.There's that too.
Can I drop you
somewhere?
No, no, no.
I'm not done with you yet.
There's Kevin!
Whoo!
All right. Good evening,
and welcome to lost and found.
This
is a church service?
One man's concert's
another man's service.
As some of you
may or may not know,
one of the guitarists
in the band,
Kevin zunbar,
is actually the newest member
of the lost and found
congregation.
Whoo!
Thank you. I-i--
there was a long time
where I felt a bit... lonely,
I guess, and angry.
And, I mean, it was like
I was missing something
in my life,
but I couldn't figure out
what that something was.
And I've realized
that it was god...
Who I was needing...
Yeah. All right.
And that all I needed to do
was open my heart up...
And ask him
to be a part of my life.
Yeah!
And I did. I did.
So the music we play tonight
is for you...
And him.
One, two, three.
There's an old story
about three men...
Looking over
a priest,
an artist and a cowboy.
And the priest says,
"what a beautiful work
god has created."
The artist says,
"what magnificent colors."
And the cowboy says,
"boy, what a lousy place
to lose a horse."
Well, uh, I think
the point I'm trying to make...
Is that we're all individuals,
and as individuals,
there is more than one way
to look at the same thing,
even the church.
Don't ever
give a sermon like that
in my church again.
The pulpit is not a place
for jokes, nor is it a place
to express individual ideas.
I was trying to show
how we're all connected
to each other.
I will not allow you
to express alternative points
of view regarding the church.
Is that clear?
Yes, father.
I can feel the spirit of Jesus in the room tonight.
Can you feel it now?
Let me hear ya, amen.
Amen, amen.
Now, brothers and sisters,
what you gonna experience
here tonight...
Is the wonderful, glorious
healing power of our savior,
lord Jesus Christ.
- All right, now.
- Who wants to be saved?
Let me see your hands. Let me
see your hands. Who would like
to feel the spirit of god...
Reach in and touch you here
this evening, glory be?
You, child,
and you, brother.
You, my sister.
- What is your name, child?
- Sally baker.
Do you believe
that god loves you, Sally?Yes.
And do you believe that through
the healing power of Jesus that
you'll be healed here tonight?
- Yes, I do.
- Oh, then I say...
Let his spirit fill you
and make you whole!
Amen! Yes! Praise god.
Praise god. Hallelujah.
Thank you, Jesus!
I can walk.
Thank you.
Jesus, thank you.
I can walk.
Whoo! Yes, lord!
Yes, lord! Now, now,
brothers and sisters,
brothers and sisters,
just a quiet moment,
if you will.
Quiet moment. Before
I ask for your help,
I feel
we should take a moment
and think about what we've seen.
Reflect on it.
Think about it.
Pray about it.
Let god put it on your heart.
Amen. Amen.
Let us pray.
You don't
have to do this.
We're prayin' here,
sir.
No, you're not.
This meeting
isn't about prayer.
It's not about healing.
You're not seeing
what happened here tonight. Yeah, I saw it.
You and I
saw the same thing.
You know, you don't
have to do it this way.
I know you'd like
to have the faith
to talk to these people.
But you don't know
what faith is.
She knows.
She understands.
I know
what's in your heart.
I know.
I can see.
I can see.
You know
something is out of whack
when simple acts of kindness...
And inspiration
can lead to so much
misunderstanding and turmoil.
It's a miracle.
A miracle!A miracle.
A miracle.
Aaron, you're Jewish.
What are you
doing here?
I thought someone
should tell you.
Father tardone.
Have you heard
the news?
Father pat, before you start
espousing yet another miracle,
I advise you to take a breath.
Look--take a breath.
Choose your words carefully.
The lord is with us.Of course he's with us.
Oh, no, no. He is with us
here in auburn.Yes, pat, he's with us here.
And I know where he lives.Oh, don't say it.
The people from
the revival of angels meeting
are all talking about it.
Joshua went to their tent
last night and healed
a blind girl with his own hands.
Another miracle.A revival tent?
That's right.A miracle
in a revival tent?
That is right.I warned you
about this Joshua.
Hey, I'm not the only one.
Everyone says
it's a miracle.
What kind of priest
is he turning you into,
Patrick?
I have kept my eyes open
and my vision clear,
like you advised me to,
and I have been
seeing things.
Yes, but you're not
seeing the truth.
Joshua is a fraud,
and you're a fool
to be corrupted by him.
Corrupted? No one's
been corrupted. Joshua's
the genuine article.
Beware
of false prophets.
As soon as this Joshua completes
the statue, I want you to end
your association with him.
He's my friend.
Do you understand me,
father Hayes?
I understand
what you're saying.
Good morning.Good morning.
Father tardone.
Good morning, bishop.
Thank you for seeing me.
I'll get right
to the point.
A young man recently
moved into our area.
He seemed simple enough,
but he's shown
a powerful influence
over a great many people.
They think he's capable
of performing miracles.
The protestant clergy
and I would like...
To call a meeting
of all the clergy in auburn.
And the purpose
of this meeting would be to
investigate these miracles?
Oh, no, no.
We all have better things
to do with our time.
That I'm glad to hear.
However, bishop,
when a man uses such talk
of miracles for his own gain--
for his own cult--
- this Joshua has done this?
- He lets others
do it for him.
Still, it's not as if
this man were a priest
saying these things.
He's just a man,
and he's free to do
and say as he wishes.
But, bishop,
what he says and does
is disruptive.
My own father Hayes
follows him around
like a lost puppy.
This is a small fire,
father tardone.
You don't need a meeting.
You need
to put out your own fires.
Father tardone,
hello.
How are you?
I was hoping the statue
of Peter was done.You're in luck.
Father, meet Peter.
- I'll send someone by
to pick it up.
- You're not pleased.
- The statue is fine.
- It's the artist
you have a problem with.
I made a mistake
hiring you, Joshua.
I'm surprised you found time to
finish your work, considering
all your other chores.
I suppose I don't
think of them as chores.
You know, father,
we could use your help
down at the baptist church.
Why don't you come down
and join us?
Join you?
Join you?
I know exactly
what you're up to,
Joshua.
It's the others
whose eyes are not open.
Father, their eyes
are wide open.To what?
A miracle worker?I have never
made that claim.
No, you would never say that,
because we both know
it's not true.
And I think it's time for
everyone else to find out.
Well, look what they've done.
It looks very nice.
Yes, they've definitely
made progress.We'll see the truth.
Yes, yes.
Father pat.
Well, Joshua,
I see you've gathered
your followers.
I know most of you.
Some of you are even part
of my parish,
and I'm glad to see you here,
because I think...
What Joshua has persuaded you
to do with this church
is wonderful.
But I want you all
to look...
At this wonderful man
and ask yourselves,
"does anyone do something
for nothing?"
Does a complete stranger
offer to help without
wanting something in return?
Father tardone--shall I tell them what
you're really preaching, Joshua?
- Preaching?
- You all know this book.
It is the word of god.
Joshua, you once told me
you don't fear god. I don't
think you know what this is.
It's a love letter.
- A love letter?
- Yeah.
Isn't that
the Bible's main message,
that god loves you?
What about sin
and god's law?
You're not an ordained minister.
How dare you assume the role
of the clergy?
Wait a minute.
That-that-that's not
what's happening here.
What Joshua has done
is a miracle.
Living next to each other
didn't make us neighbors.
It certainly didn't...
Make us care about
one another, did it?
But by working together
here with Joshua--
- look around you.
- We have become a community. His community.
Led by him.
This is how it starts.
I have seen it before.
Come on.
You don't really believe he's gonna start some kind of cult?
I do.
He's a terrible threat.
If you are still so blinded
by your fear
that you can't...
See the good in this man--
if you can look at this church
and how everybody here
has changed for the better...
And say,
"this must be stopped"?
No, no, no, no, no.
Whatever it is you stand for,
father tardone, I don't want
to be a part of.
I can't.
I won't
wear this anymore.
I won't take it.
You see? You see
what he has done?
May god have mercy
on you.
You don't have
to do it, pat.
He's just afraid.No.
No, it's not
about father tardone,
not even about you.
About this. It's me.
I'm the guy.
I am part of the clergy
in this town, and, uh,
I believe in those people
and wanna be there
for them,
but I quit
because I'm too afraid.
I'm too-- I can't take
what's in here...
And live by it
and teach it.
So I might as well...
Just accept that I suck
at being a priest.
It's not true, pat.
What do you know
about being a priest,
Joshua?
What do you know
about the responsibility
I feel?
You're just a guy.
You're just a guy who's
trying to help out.
Same as you.
No, it's not that simple,
because I have to be
more than that.
There is so much
in here that i--
it just needs
to be understood, and--
I can't.
I can't be the one
to show them the way,
'cause I'm the one
that's the failure.
You're wrong, pat.
It is that simple.
- Hi, Maggie.
- Hey, Joshua.
Made it just in time.
Now, Theo,
since you're the first one
who came to help,
you should be the one
to put the bell on the steeple.
Aw, thank you, j-Joshua.
Hand it over, guys.I-I got it.
Take it easy, now.
That thing is big.
It's a long way
up there.
Praise our lord.
Praise his... h-holy name.
No! No!
No!
Theo, can you hear me?
I know you can hear me.
I want you to listen.
You're gonna wake up.
Your work's not done.
You've got a whole lot more
left to do.
Okay, now, come on.
Let's just wake up.
Come on, now.
Wake up.
That's it.
That's it.
That's it.
What happened?
You fell off the roof.
Hey, pat,
you wanna give us a hand?
Sit up.
You'll be all right.
Come on.
Come on.
You all right?
I'm okay.
Thank you.
What just happened here?
I mean, it's-it's possible he
survived the 40-foot fall...
And-and heart stop.
And they start again.
I know that.
That happens. But you--
you talked to,
and-and put your hands on...
A certifiably dead person
and you brought him
back to life.
Joshua had a way
of making a person
see what was inside of them,
and that even applied to me.
Bless me, father, for I have
sinned. It has been one week
since my last confession.
What was your sin,
my son?
I let my anger
get in the way of my calling.
I turned my back on my vocation.
But I have overcome
my crisis of faith.
And what has caused
this reversal?
You know what it is.
I am not resigning.
I know what I have seen,
and I know what I have to do.
So now this Joshua
has stolen my congregation?
You leave me no choice
but to involve Rome, pat.It's father pat!
I promise you,
father pat, the Vatican
shall know of this,
and when they do,
this miracle worker
will vanish.
He will simply run away.
You're wrong about him,
father tardone.
Joshua?
Hey, Charlie.
In all my years
as a postal employee,
I've never seen anything
so beautiful.
What?this isn't a letter.
It's a present.From who?
It's from the Vatican.
Special Vatican stamp
is right there.
Huh?you know,
when you visit the pope,
you're supposed
to bring a gift.
I don't know if I'll be
visiting the pope, but thanks
for the etiquette tip.
Do you think I could
get a picture with it?
Well, sure,
if you've got a camera.
I've got--
I've got one here.
You will be giving
the sermon this Sunday,
and I shall be back in, uh,
in less than a week.
Hmm. Why are you
going to Rome?
If you must know,
I've decided
to take my study now.
I have you and your pancakes
to thank.
You know, Joshua
was invited to the Vatican.
Really? I think I heard
some mention of that.
They won't let you in.
I advise you to make
the most of your sermon,
father pat.
It'll be a long time
before you're given
your own parish.
Come on in.
Hi.
Maggie, hi.
Um, I just wanted to make sure
I said good-bye.
Oh, yeah, your new job.
Good luck with that.
No, act--
actually, I meant you...
In Rome.
I just assumed you
wouldn't be coming back.
Yeah, I don't know.
Actually, I'm being
a little nosey.
Um, I kind of wanted
to see where you lived.
Yeah?
Well, here it is.
I sleep up there,
and I work over here.
It suits you somehow.
Oh, wow.
Wow, Joshua.
This is lovely. Thanks.
It's yours.
And you know what's
the best part?
Come here.
Look at that.
Oh, it's beautiful.
Isn't that something
in the moonlight?
Then why are you leaving?
Why are you?
I'm not the one.
Oh. Oh, I'm sorry.
No, Maggie--no, I'm sorry. I'm--
wow. I'm, uh--
I misread. I--
I-I apologize.
I really--
no. I feel like an idiot.
I just...
Miss my husband,
and, um--
this is so confusing. I--
my life is a mess.
Your life's not a mess,
Maggie.
Your life is beautiful.
My life wasbeautiful.
It was great.
It was whole.
Now it's--
that is my life,
and it can't be fixed.
I'm sorry.
Thank you, everyone.
That is a classic rendition
of that song.
And, um, I just can't
thank you all enough,
and I really appreciate it.
But, uh, I have to get up really
early to catch a plane tomorrow,
so I'm gonna say good night.
Theo. I'll miss you too.I'll miss you.
Take care of yourself,
will you? Same.I will. Godspeed.
Remember to lay off
the pasta, Joshua.Oh, yeah.
Those carbs will kill you.I can see that, buddy.
Take care.Yep. You too.
Joshua.joan,
it was delicious!
I had a good teacher.
Will we see you again?You never know.
There's always
a place for you.I know that.
Charlie.take care.
Thanks for everything.
Hey, you too.Send us a postcard.
I will. You got it.Joshua.
Don't forget to send us
back some pictures.
Oh, great. I won't.
It's a promise. Okay.
Kevin.i never got another chance
to play with you.
Yeah. We will, okay?
Soon enough.
All right. Take care.All right. You too.
Reverend.joshua, the church
will be praying for you.
And I for you.Thank you.
You know that.
Mrs. Munroe.
Take care, all right?
I will.
Okay.
Pat.
I was gonna stay here
and clean up.
You'll be doing
a lot more than that.
I'll be seeing you.
There were 12 of us.
You caught me
with my boots off.
Come on in.
No, it's okay.
Father tardone's
gone to Rome, so...
Obviously we're going
informal today.
Sit down.Thank you.
Well, I just--
I wanted to say good-bye
for real this time.
I'm finally leaving.
Well, I believe you.
In fact, I'm glad you're here,
'cause when Joshua left,
he gave me something for you.
He said he made it.
Not bad, huh?
Amazing. The guy takes a million
pieces of broken glass and makes
something beautiful out of it.
Something whole.
I remember
I could not understand
why Joshua went to Rome.
I mean, he certainly
didn't have to.
But I now know that
from the moment Joshua
set foot in auburn,
Rome was his destiny.
Ah, you must be Joshua.
Welcome to the Vatican.
I'm glad to be here.
An old friend,
father tardone,
has told me what has been
happening in, uh,
auburn, I guess it is.
From what I hear,
you've been doing some
extraordinary things in auburn.
No, cardinal, I've done
nothing extraordinary.
I came to auburn and saw
there was work to be done.
- God's work?
- You could say that.
I started to build
and people came to join me.
You built a church,
as I understand it.
- For what reason?
- I never thought
I needed a reason.
So you don't
consider yourself a--
a spiritual leader?
I am what I am.
You don't seem dangerous
or evil.
Don't let him fool you,
cardinal.
He is not what he seems.
I know who you are.
On our friendship,
this man is a danger.
I beg a formal
condemnation of him
by the Vatican.
I believe he is leading
our people away from god.
Father tardone, if you honestly
believe that I'm some
sort of false prophet...
Who's come to auburn
to mislead people,
then I accept your condemnation.
But is that truly
what you see in me?
It is.
I fear you are out
to hurt my people.
That's not what
you're afraid of, is it?
You don't fear me?
You fear what's
inside of you.
How do you know
what's inside of me?
You're afraid to love.
No, that's not true.
Don't be afraid.
What are you doing?
Oh, my lord.
I'm so sorry.
Please forgive me.
Cardinal riccardo
saw what I saw.
And now...
You'll have an audience
with the pope.
I look forward to it.
You'll be meeting
with him too.Hmm.
Soon.
The cardinal saw
the change in you.
He knows the good work
you've been doing...
Here.
Is that so?
Father pat
gets his parish...
And I get my dream?
So it would seem.
I think--
I think I'm happier
for father pat.
Joshua, if I may,
what will you
tell the pope?
I'll say the same thing
I've been saying.
Joshua.
It's a great pleasure
to meet you.
I've heard many things
about you.
Cardinal riccardo
was very impressed by you.
I brought you a gift.
These are some tools
that I work with.
Ah, yes. We have
much work to be done.
Sit down.
I wanted to thank you
for the pledge
you made as a child.
My pledge?
When your sister
was ill.
When she was near death...
And you spent
the entire night in the loft
of your father's barn praying.
Then the next morning
she was well.
You went to the top of a hill
and you pledged
your life to god.
Who are you?
Peter,
don't you know me?
The world has become
such a frightening place.
There's so much anger
and not enough love.
Deep in the hearts
of so many people
is an emptiness...
That nothing of this world
can fill.
And that emptiness makes it
impossible for them to love.
It's so overwhelming.
What should I do?
Remind them
that I love them--
that I died for them.
Tell them that my love
is real...
And that if they open
their hearts to it,
I will fill that emptiness,
and they will be able
to love one another.
That's the message.
It hasn't changed.
Tell them, Peter.
Tell them.
Life teaches us many lessons,
and Joshua certainly taught us
some wonderful ones
about love and understanding.
But now I'd like to examine
one of the lessons
from the Bible.
Today I want to talk about
Peter, the fisherman,
a man I relate to,
because it seems like every time
he opened his mouth,
he stuck his foot into it.
So let's say "amen"
for Theo.
Amen.
Thank you, reverend.
Giving honor and praise to god,
for without his love
and mercy,
surely I would not be
standing before you all today.