Leap of Faith Page #6

Hey, Jake! Jake Bradley!

The bank gave you

last warning on foreclosure.

How much did you put in the bucket?

$10.

Sadie McElroy,

you've got two boys in junior college,

your husband's out of work.

I put in 20, Will.

I need all the help I can get.

Amen!

I don't know what to say to you.

You folks have been warned.

Sadie, you need all the help you can get.

You, too, Jake. All of you.

I know what you're going through.

But there can be no price on salvation.

So I want you to take back

all your money, every last cent.

Bring those buckets out.

Sadie take out twenty; Jake take out ten.

Go ahead.

Because the Lord knows

you still have doubt in your hearts.

Without your faith,

I cannot deliver the Word.

- Praise the Lord!

- For the Israelites, he parted the sea.

To Moses,

he spoke from the burning bush.

And in your hour of doubt,

the Lord has spoken to me.

He said, "Jonas,

"Jonas, expect a sign."

And if God's wisdom is proven to you,

then may you support this ministry.

Because God don't want

no doubt money, no!

And I don't want no doubt money. N-O!

Because doubt money burned the fingers

of the righteous, and I will not be burned!

- You all right?

- Of course.

Plant the twenties

before they leave.

He'll be all right.

It's a highway up to heaven

You just can't walk up there

You've got to have a pure heart

It's a highway up to heaven...

Look, Jane...

Try grovelling.

It goes a long way with me.

- I told you I had a job to do.

- Doing your job is one thing.

Trying to destroy

a human being is another.

Nuclear winter wouldn't destroy him!

Oh, yeah?

Let me tell you something

your snooping didn't turn up.

Do you know

how he landed in that orphanage?

- I assume his parents died.

- His parents?

God only knows where his father is.

His mother took him out

shopping one day.

Told him she'd be right back and

that he should wait on the corner.

Four days later, he's there waiting.

So the cops lug him off

to Our Mother of Neglect,

where, for five years, he still believes

his mother will come to get him.

Finally, he just wised up.

- The jails are full of stories like that.

- Yeah. They sure are.

That's why,

if Jonas was wearing pantyhose

and pointing a rifle,

it wouldn't surprise me.

But he's not.

All he's doing is selling fairy tales

to people who thank him.

The last thing he needs is

a judgemental a**hole like you

throwing his past up in his face.

Open up, boss. It's me.

This better be good.

Excuse me. Pardon me. Excuse me.

Pardon me. Excuse me.

Excuse me.

The Reverend has just arrived.

God bless you, Father.

Praise the Lord!

Praise the Lord! His eyes are open!

You've outdone yourself.

He preached last night

that God would send a sign.

I've seen a hundred signs.

A magnificent sunrise, a green light

when I thought it would turn red.

But never have I seen anything like this.

You were watching the tent last night.

Anybody switch crucifixes?

No, sir. Not a soul.

Praise the Lord! It's a miracle!

Hallelujah!

An alleged miracle in Rustwater,

whose population of 22,000

in the last few hours

has swelled to over 31,000 people.

Rumour has it

the crucifix performs miracles.

A local man who sustained a burn said

his wound had miraculously healed.

- The question is...

- What are we doing about the rain?

Tony's printing some pamphlets

on rainmaking so we'll use them.

There'll be some really

sick people there.

Seat them in the back

away from the stage.

And we have our malpractice insurance:

"Only if your faith is strong enough."

- Damn, this was a new shirt.

- Have you tried turpentine?

It's no good.

That trick's worth it, though.

An oldie but goodie.

- Have you had any sleep lately?

- Too busy to sleep.

Places to go and people to do.

How's the badge taking all this?

I heard he couldn't get

an art expert till Tuesday.

You heard? Little lovers' tiff?

Wonder how he got so well-informed.

Screw you.

I'm not the one giving out free samples.

I just feel bad is all,

these people are so broke.

You feel bad for the poor people

but you want their money.

What's a girl to do?

Move to Kansas?

Marry old Will and slop the hogs?

You can't have it both ways.

I don't believe I defended you.

I'm tired of manipulators.

Manipulators are sneaky. I'm obvious.

And right!

You feeling better now?

Yeah. I guess I just needed to be alone.

I'll take that as a compliment.

- It's before six. I've gotta go.

- Whoa!

Places to go, people to rip off.

Oh, you should talk.

You're consorting with the enemy.

Well, I'm an easy consort.

You ever think about settling down?

My mother taught me never to settle.

You're fast on your feet, Jane,

but someday you may wanna slow down.

No.

Sorry, Will. I don't do slow.

Come on. I want to show you something.

They travel over two thousand miles

and end up here,

back with the same mate,

year after year.

What are you talking about?

I don't see anything.

They started arriving last week.

There's only a few thousand right now.

What started arriving?

I don't see anything.

Watch.

Ain't they beautiful?

- Oh, they like me.

- Fantastic!

Jane, I'm not a flashy guy,

but what I promise I deliver.

- I'd like to make you some promises.

- You've known me three days!

I'm a quick study.

By Tuesday, you'll be gone.

If I had more time, I'd take it.

Why don't you come tonight?

Lt'll be fun.

The crew has a bet going.

Everybody had to come up

with some ridiculous word.

Jonas has to work them into his sermon,

and if he fails, you win the pot.

Guess what my phrase is.

Aluminum siding.

Aluminum siding!

You can get caught up in the frills of life!

Samsonite luggage,

the Amana washer.

But you know

what's really important, don't you?

Are you ready for the truth?

Are you ready for the Word?

We gotta get back

to that old-time religion.

Where is she?

All right. What if I told you

one good deed returns ten good ones?

Would you believe me?

If I told you that one righteous day

would return ten days of fortune?

Would you believe me?

What if I told you $1 in the service

of the Lord would return ten-fold?

- Would you believe me?

- Yes!

- Yo, I'm here.

- It's about time... for a miracle!

- I believe, brother, I believe!

- What is it? Come up here.

- What's your name?

- Calvin Tweedy.

Go ahead.

Last night, I only had $10 in my wallet

and my wife Kate made me give it all.

God bless you, Kate!

Then you said to take it back and I did.

But this morning I had $30,

and I had no $20 bill before that.

Well, hallelujah! It's a miracle!

- It happened to me, too!

- I got 40!

Hallelujah, it's a miracle!

Turn it loose, Bruce, and get back, Jack!

Rustwater, Kansas,

is some kind of holy town.

I've never seen such a demonstration

of the Lord's plenty. Say, "Amen!"

Say, "Hallelujah!"

All right, let's give some empty lives

a little meaning!

I believe we'll see

some miracles tonight.

Come on up,

I'm working for Jesus!

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