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Stop it.

No, get off of me.

No, he's outside.

Let me go.

It's gonna be okay.

Don't touch me.

Lucas, you need to get some...

Don't touch me!

No, I don't!

Where's Casey?

Come here, come here.

No, get off of me!

Stop it!

Sweetie...

Come on.

I know where he is.

Hey.

It was a nice service.

What are you still doing here?

I don't think I'll ever

get used to this place.

I'm really sorry about

your friend, Luke.

Thanks.

Do you want to talk about it?

Not really.

He never got to surf.

I should have made him

get out there just once.

I know that it really

hurts right now.

I know.

You just have to trust

that God's in control.

And this is all part

of His plan for our lives.

God's plan.

Casey had his license

for, like, a day,

and now he's dead.

What kind of plan is that?

Maybe you should talk

to Pastor Shane about it.

Pastor Shane? Pastor Shane?

I'm never setting foot

in that place again.

You don't mean that.

I just think that

it would help.

Help.

If I hadn't brought

Casey to church,

he'd still be here.

It's little late for help.

No, it's not.

It's not too late.

God cares about us and He wants

what's best for us, Luke.

So Casey dying

is what's best for us.

You're pathetic.

Pathetic?

Do you honestly think

that you're the only person

in the world that's ever gone

through something like this?

Spare me.

You have no idea what

I'm going through right now.

Really?

You see that cross

over there on the hill?

Do you see it?

Yeah.

What's the point?

A year and a half ago,

we buried my dad there.

That was the hardest thing

I've ever had to go through.

I thought my life was over.

I hated the world

just like you, okay?

When I finally got the strength

to open up my Bible again,

the first verse I came

to was Proverbs 3:5.

"Trust in the Lord, your God,

with all your heart

and lean not unto

your own understanding."

You see, if my dad hadn't

have died when he did,

then my mom and I never

would have moved back here.

And I never would have met you.

Emily...

God has a plan for you

and me and Casey.

And sometimes it's amazing,

and it's wonderful.

And sometimes it hurts.

And you want to just curl

up in a ball and die.

But He's always there.

He's always in control.

And He never stops loving us.

I gotta go.

Luke, what are you

doing here today?

My shift starts in a few minutes.

No, no, no, no.

You're on leave.

Leave?

I need this job, Carl.

You don't need

to be here today.

Now, I want you to go

home and take it easy.

Your job will be wailing for you

when you're ready to come back.

You take as much time

as you need, okay?

I mean it.

Thanks, Carl.

Hey, bro.

Hey.

Hey, man, I just wanted

to say I'm really sorry

about your buddy Casey.

Thanks.

Guy really cracked me up.

Wish I knew him better.

You would've liked him.

He was my best friend.

Well, maybe I'll catch you

in the lineup?

Yeah, maybe.

All right.

Take it easy.

I miss you, Casey.

What's up Luke?

Hey Pastor Shane.

Shane's just fine.

Oh, okay.

Mind if I sit?

Pretty fun day.

Why aren't you

out there tearing it up?

I haven't... I haven't

paddled out since...

since the, uh...

I got ya.

I'm really sorry about

your friend Casey.

Yeah, me too.

I've lost a buddy before.

Hurts for along time.

And honestly...

the pain never

completely goes away.

He was the only one

that really believed

in me, you know?

Yeah.

We all need buddies like that.

Back us no matter what.

What if it would have been me

that died instead of Casey?

I don't know where I'd be.

Never really cared

about it before.

You know, God, church,

religion, praying.

I mean.

Am I a bad person?

I don't think you're

a bad person, Luke.

And honestly, it doesn't matter

what I think or...

anyone else thinks.

You know, in the Bible

it says we all have sinned.

And we all fall short

of the glory of God.

That's why He sent Christ.

He sent His own sun

to die for us.

To wipe away all our sins.

And restore our

relationship with Him.

I invited Casey to youth group

to have a buddy there.

Someone to make

fun of it all with me.

But, of course, Casey

gives his life to Christ

and now he's in Heaven.

And I have no idea

where I'm gonna be.

You can change that.

You can change that

right here, right now.

Simple as that.

Look at it this way.

It's like the ultimate

cutback on a wave.

You're going one direction...

and wham!

Your whole life changes course.

God... God has an

amazing adventure

for all of us,

including you, Luke.

But it's your decision to make.

It's either yes or no

to the gift that God.

Has given all of us,

which is salvation, man.

I'm hungry.

There's nothin' in there

you didn't see five minutes ago.

Where's Luke?

Hm?

I'm so hungry.

Well, why don't you...

Hey, wait for dinner!

Go set the table.

All right.

Where you been?

I'm starvin' here.

Sorry, Dad.

It's alright.

Wow, this looks great.

Mm-hm.

Starved.

What's so funny?

Oh, mm, nothing, sorry.

Mind if I say grace tonight?

Of course not.

Dear Lord, thank you so much.

For my mom and dad.

Thank you for their patience.

And everything

they've done for me.

I know that you know

what's best for our lives.

And I'm gonna

trust in you to guide,

my life from now on.

In Jesus name, amen.

Amen.

Amen.

Wow, what was that about?

I met with Pastor Shane

and I've decided

to live my life God's way.

I love you and I'm so happy.

I love you too, Mom.

And Dad, I know I've been

a real jerk lately

and I promise

I'm gonna change.

Proud of you, son.

Now, let's dig in.

Let's eat.

Let's eat, I'm starved.

Did you make an appointment.

To get your hair cut yet?

Not yet.

It is getting

a little long, isn't it?

Yeah.

It's not that bad.

Is everybody in

school like that?

It's a trend.

You wouldn't know

anything about it, Mom

hey, I'm pretty hip.

Come on.

Yeah.

You're not too bad.

Mm-hm.

Better than Dad anyway.

Hey, Em, Jessica.

Hey Luke, what's up?

Hey Luke.

Oh, I just... just came

to get my paycheck.

What did you guys order?

Pizza.

Right.

I'm gonna go get some

crushed red peppers.

Need anything?

Mind if I sit down?

No, go ahead.

Listen, I'm really sorry.

I didn't mean

the things that I said.

I was an idiot.

Can you forgive me?

You're not an idiot.

And I forgive you.

It means a lot, Em.

You know, you were right

about this God stuff.

I was lost after the accident.

And God gave me a peace,

you know what I mean?

Yeah, I know

exactly what you mean.

I owe it to you, Em.

Well, I have to get

to the surf shop.

Before it closes, so...

Thanks a lot for talking.

Anytime.

See you soon?

Oh, totally.

Maybe we could catch

a movie sometime.

Yeah, that'd be great.

Awesome, all right

I'll see you guys.

Bye.

A movie.

Aww, so all is well?

Yeah.

Yeah, you know,

there's a little wave

out there right now for sure.

But it's kinda like me

wasting your time,

you know what I mean?

Yeah, a swell coming

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