Children of Sorrow Page #3

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Tracy, I can catch.

There we go.

It's okay. I got it.

Good job there, T.

Go get it.

Keep going. Keep going. Run.

I just wanna know

your thoughts and impressions.

Um...

I guess everyone

seems really nice.

It's peaceful.

It seems like you have a nice

group of people around you.

That's my first impression.

Where's that picture from?

The waterfall.

Have you been out

to the desert before?

Yes.

Yeah. Pretty out here.

I love what I do.

And I hope maybe in some small

way it can be of some help,

help you find whatever it is

you're searching for.

Anything you'd like to tell

people who might be watching this

about our little

piece of paradise?

Who's gonna be watching it?

I think that's yours.

How's it work?

Um...

You turn it on.

Yeah?

Can you zoom?

Yeah, it's zoomed in.

How's the mike on that thing?

It's all right.

I haven't used one before.

Good memory?

Record a lot of stuff?

Not bad.

That's handy. That's good.

I need one.

Here.

No, that's yours.

That's a thing that gives

the lie to all the trust

that we've been

trying to build up here.

Simon.

Have I done anything

to indicate or show you

that I was trying to hurt you?

Have I done anything

to earn the distrust?

I need to know... I need to

know what happened to Janet.

I need to know.

I need to know why she died.

You weren't truthful with me,

but I'll be truthful with you.

She died because of you.

That's not true.

We shared

everything with each other.

Did you? Did you know

she tried to kill herself?

You're lying.

Right after her husband left

and took the kids.

No, she was depressed

and we talked about it.

She stopped drinking

and she went to therapy.

Now that I did know.

That helped for a while.

For a while.

She was so lonely.

Poor Janet.

But that all changed

the day she found our website.

She told me that was the day

she felt she was finally able to

connect with someone, really connect.

She confessed her sins.

The next day she

moved into our church.

Would you like to

know how she died?

What happened?

We were fine.

Everything was fine until stories

began to appear in the...

Stories that were true.

Lies.

The same thing that always happens

when people come across something

they don't

understand and they need

an easy answer to

explain it away.

And when the lies came,

the police came.

That's what brought

the police to our door.

So why did you shoot at them?

We didn't.

They came in shooting.

We tried to hide in the main room.

They burned us out.

She saved my life.

She was proud of you.

No, she wasn't.

She always talked about you.

Her beautiful sister.

She was so proud of you.

She was happy, Ellen.

She was happy.

Look, I'm sorry I made you

cry, but now you understand

why we tape

everything around here.

Because people don't understand,

because people

get the wrong ideas.

And I'll be damned if I will

let any one of my followers

ever be hurt by anybody.

I want people to know

that we weren't monsters.

I'm sorry I lied to you.

In my hand

I hold a recipe.

It's a recipe for distrust.

It's a recipe for fear.

It's a recipe for hatred.

You know what it is?

What is it?

It's love.

"Simon,

there's no love on the plate.

"There's nothing but pens and papers.

There's no love there. "

There will be.

'Cause we're each gonna

take a slip of this paper

and we're gonna write something

about the person next to us.

All right.

Can everybody write?

'Cause I didn't ask that.

You never know.

Just wanna make sure, right?

Which way do we go?

This way or this way?

I haven't decided that.

Evan, if we will just wait for

instructions, then we will find out

the way things are done

instead of jumping ahead.

That's good, Father Simon.

Here we are.

I know it's good because I said it.

All right. Everybody write

something loving and affirming.

I'm gonna join in, too.

I will write about

Brother Brian.

You will write

about Brother Frank.

Who will write

about Sister Tracy.

Who'll write

about Sister Veronica

who will write

about Brother Ben,

who will write

about Sister Ellen

who will write

about Brother Alan.

Time's almost up.

All right.

Let's begin.

Brother.

Read.

Stand and read

for us, would you?

"Brother Brian sings like a bird.

He also has nice eyes. "

It's true.

Yes.

Thank you,

Father Simon.

"Brother Frank is the most

amazing kickball player. "

Stand up.

"Sister Tracy has the sweetest smile.

It lights up the whole place. "

How nice!

"You are helpful and handy.

I love your birdhouse. "

It's really pretty.

"Brother Ben, you are so loving

and kind, so considerate.

"I love you. "

I love you, too.

"You are so warm

that when you finally came,

"our family felt complete. "

Thank you.

"Brother Alan has

a beautiful smile. "

And there's a smiley face.

"Brother Evan has nice eyes

and doesn't judge me. "

There it is.

Sister?

Father Simon.

"Father Simon,

"the most powerful man who

gives us strength and love. "

I wish it were true,

but I'm not powerful at all.

I'm a very weak man.

But with love,

all things are possible.

And with love, we are strong.

And with love, we are family.

You know, when you

came in, you didn't smile much

and now you smile a lot.

I know.

I'm glad to see it.

It's because of you,

Father Simon.

Thank you.

No. Thank you.

Have you ever

thought about what you would say

if you could say something to

those who might be left behind

when you leave the earth?

Have you thought about it?

Yes, Father.

I guess everybody has.

I guess it's just human.

I know I have.

And I think the great

thing about our family

is we have

the opportunity to do it.

Because we're going

to a better place.

It's hard.

Because I've always been taught

to keep my feelings in check.

But I feel free with you.

I've never been more welcomed

into a group of

strangers in my entire life.

I was around people for over

20 years in my hometown that

didn't give a damn

whether I lived or died.

I don't know that I've

done right by this world

and I think I could

do better in the next.

But I wanna please you.

I'm scared, nervous.

It's good,

it's a good scared-nervous.

It's not that hard, you just

gotta have the balls to do it.

I mean,

if you think you're happy

like with, with your family

and like, working your job

and like, going to school,

you're wrong.

You guys, you're all wrong.

And this is the best ever.

This family, this group,

has taken me in and

become my new family.

I guess I don't really

know what I'm looking for,

but I hope I find it here.

I hope so, too.

And when I

see my father

and show him who I've become,

I'm good now.

I don't know what else to say.

It's a surprise for someone.

It's a surprise for someone.

What's going on?

It's a surprise for someone.

What's going on?

What's going on?

Happy birthday!

Yes!

Each one of these candles

represents someone in

your life who's hurt you,

someone who's let you down,

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