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getting yourself into?

Just give me the day.

I always hated going to church.

Sh*t.

Charlotte, let me in.

Charlotte!

Charlotte!

Charlotte!

Charlotte, it's me!

Charlotte, it's me!

Just open the door!

Charlotte.

Charlotte, you want me to die?

We let Jesus

and his beliefs guide us,

not only in our hearts

but also in our hands.

Up here, we live, breathe

and sleep the Word,

submit ourselves to it.

We have addicts

and former convicts...

forgotten souls that other

churches would have turned away.

But we're all family in God's eyes.

Hello.

That's Smiling Bobby.

Brother Billy gave him his name.

Said God stuck a smile on

him and called it a day.

Brother Edgar, your commitment

to Jesus Christ starts today.

Your baptism truly is...

your new beginning.

An obedience to the wonderful,

almighty, powerful word of God.

And in commandment with our

Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ,

we baptize this brother...

in the name of Lord Jesus.

Sweet Jesus!

How do you do it, Jesus?

How do you give us this strength?

Whoo!

Hallelujah, brother.

Hey.

You gonna stay the day,

you got to work the day.

That's the rule.

I got Jesus on my mind

When you see me comin',

I got Jesus on my mind

I got Jesus, Jesus on my mind

When you see me prayin',

I got Jesus on my mind

When you see me prayin',

I got Jesus on my mind

When you see me prayin',

I got Jesus on my mind

Need some help?

Sure.

Can I ask you something?

Can you leave?

You know, if you decide

this isn't right for you.

Honey, this ain't no prison.

You know if someone called

Liz O'Neil ever lived here?

Mm, not that I know of.

Are you sure?

'Cause she told me that she did.

Hey. Ain't you supposed

to be cleaning the showers?

I finished with that,

so I thought I'd...

You thought you'd what?

I'm sorry, Brother Sherman.

I'll... I'll go see if Sister

Nancy needs extra help.

Good.

How you doing...

with all this?

I'm all right.

It must be quite a shock.

City girl like yourself.

I'm doing just fine.

Come on, son.

Back and the front.

The back and the front.

Come on now.

Wash 'em.

Marine Corps, huh?

Iraq?

Afghanistan.

Three tours.

Look at this.

Look at this.

United States Army.

First Battalion, 101st Airborne.

Vietnam.

Hooah.

Hooah.

Come on now.

Do the work. Do the work.

Come on now.

"There is no fear in love."

How true.

Excuse me, Rachel.

Come on.

You're fine.

Let me out.

All right. Come on. Come on, girl.

Come on. Hey, hey, hey, hey.

When you handle a deadly serpent,

all your pain,

all your fears just...

disappear.

It's just you, the serpent

and the Holy Ghost.

Only one way to conquer your enemy.

That's to love him.

You comin'?

Yeah.

Yeah!

Whoo!

Yeah!

Yes, sir.

I am hot for God tonight.

Yes, sir, Brother Billy!

If you ain't hot for God, honey,

then just get

as cold as you can get.

We'll know what side

of the fence you're on.

If the gospel's

good enough to live by,

then it's good enough to die by.

And I'm ready.

I'm willin', Lord.

Oh.

I ain't afraid to be judged

for the deeds I've done.

Are you?

Praise.

How about a song?

Well, he didn't have to do it,

but he did

He didn't have to love me,

but he did

Brought me up,

put me on my way

Woke me up and I'm here to stay

He didn't have to do it,

but he did

I love my wife.

With all my heart.

She's obedient,

kind.

I am truly blessed.

But...

I have a demon inside of me.

It's invaded my mind...

with thoughts of other women.

Sexual thoughts.

I-I-I've prayed on it.

Alone.

And with my wife.

But it's no good.

God... Je...

Holy Ghost, come in me.

That's enough.

That's enough.

God bless you, Brother Sherman.

God bless this church.

What the hell did you do?

- Get your sh*t and let's go.

- You backin' out on me?

You lookin' for something

that ain't here.

Yeah, well, you're just

looking for a f***ing drink.

F***in'...

Go get your drink, Wayne.

Get the f*** out...

F*** it.

You're a

Southern boy, aren't ya?

Let me guess.

Louisiana.

- New Orleans.

- New Orleans. Whoo!

Devil sure runs wild

down there, don't he?

Think I even ran with him

a time or two.

You don't seem surprised.

I think I got you

pretty well figured out.

You do, huh?

Yeah.

Hide up here,

feed these people bullshit.

You think that, huh?

Just one big power play,

and you get off on it.

Oh.

Well, maybe you're right.

Sometimes I forget what this

must look like from the outside.

You know that Neil Young

song "Sugar Mountain"?

What?

You know that song?

- Yeah.

- I like Neil Young.

Used to.

And that song's

all about being young forever.

Oh, to live on

Sugar Mountain

With the...

I can't remember all the words.

But I do remember...

You can't be 20

On Sugar Mountain

Though you're thinking that

you're leaving there too soon

Leaving there too soon

I was 19 when my daddy died.

It was a jet black, son of a b*tch timber.

Got him real good on the arm.

He was dead in 15 minutes.

Fifteen minutes.

I was right there with him, holding

his hand when his heart stopped cold.

He'd have killed me if he knew

I was listening to Neil Young.

Drinking beer.

Lots of beer.

Sleeping with women.

Lots of women.

We're not that different,

Brother Wayne.

I know it might feel that way.

Yeah.

Anyway, I just wanted to come

down here and apologize...

for forcing that snake on you.

That was bullshit, and I'm sorry.

You take care of yourself.

Hey.

You really believe in all of this?

On my daddy's grave.

Shh.

Shh, shh. Hey.

Shh.

Shh.

We'll leave in the morning.

I thought I smelled smoke.

Sorry. It's not allowed

or something?

May I?

Sure.

Can't smoke cigarettes, drink,

wear makeup, any of that.

A pretty girl like you shouldn't

hide behind your lipstick anyway.

Ah, it's fine.

Finish it up.

Now, I'm gonna help

your daddy heal,

and then I'm gonna help you.

Oh, yeah?

Good girl.

Now, you entered God's country,

and he brought you

up here for a reason.

When you figure it out,

give me a holler.

Liz O'Neil.

Know where she is?

- Who's that?

- A friend.

Part of this church. She's the

one that told me to come here.

Huh.

Sorry. I never heard of your friend.

Wrong church maybe.

Church of One Accord?

You're at it.

Liz?

Many burdens that we have to bear

Brother Bill, you in?

But there's a prayer bell

at the Lord's right hand

Give it a ring

and he will understand

Thank you, God.

Prayer bells on heaven

Oh, how sweetly they ring

They're ringing today, Father.

Sendin' a message

unto Jesus, our king

Thank you, Jesus.

Another precious day.

I know you don't believe in

what we're doing up here.

You don't know anything about me.

I know more than you think.

My world wasn't always this place.

Take your daughter and go.

You don't belong here.

Where'd you get this?

Billy's cabin.

Hey.

Go to the cabin now!

Billy? A word.

Sure thing.

Brothers.

Appreciate it.

What's goin' on?

How do you have this?

Why did you lie?

About what?

- Why do you have this?

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