Matthew 18

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What is it?

We need to pray.

We need to pray now.

No.

Our Father who art in heaven,

hallowed be thy name.

Thy kingdom come.

Thy will be done, on earth

as it is in heaven.

Give us this day

our daily bread,

and forgive us

our trespasses...

Angelica?

Veronica?

Michelle, turn that music down.

It's too loud.

I can't hear myself think.

That's what you got me for.

Michelle, please.

Mom, come on!

That was my song.

You can't hear your phone ring.

What are you...

Hey!

Michelle, you got another one.

Georgetown.

Angela, I'm gonna call you back.

You have applied at five.

Got accepted at all five.

I am so proud of you.

And now Georgetown.

Thanks, mom, but I actually

applied to four,

fifth one recruited me.

- Are you still trying to go to

Minneapolis for school?

- Yes, mom.

Why don't you wanna stay here?

In DC? Where you have family?

Look, they're only

offering me two years.

The University of Minnesota

offered me a full four year

pre-med scholarship.

None of the other schools have

even came close to that, mom.

Come on. They recruited me.

I didn't even apply there.

Aunt Jessie lives out there.

Aunt Jessie?

She's family.

My little girl wants to

go to Minnesota?

She got accepted

at Georgetown, Harris.

Well, Georgetown is

a great school.

I know, dad, but so is

the University of Minnesota.

And they have the best medical

and research program there.

Well, what's

Georgetown offering?

Georgetown? Two years.

Claire...

Minnesota, little bit lighter

on the pocket.

Leave it to Mr. Practicality.

Do you really want our daughter

to go away to college?

No, I don't want my daughter

to go away to college.

But you know what?

She's a big girl.

Besides, Aunt Jessie's there

and she thinks the world

of Michelle.

Where's she gonna stay?

Scholarship or no scholarship,

you know it's more expensive

to go to school out of state.

Besides, Jessie's little

apartment can barely hold her.

That's the only problem

right now.

That's the only problem

and let's just not think

about that for right now.

You know what?

Whatever our

li'l girl decides,

it's fine with me.

We're behind you, 100 percent.

Thanks, dad.

And you?

I guess.

Aw...

All right, well,

I'm gonna go upstairs

and think about this.

- Okay.

- Goodnight.

Good night.

Don't give me that look.

- Sleeping?

- No.

It seems like a lot is on

my li'l girl's mind.

What else is new?

What's up?

So you really wanna go away

to Minneapolis to school?

Yes, yes, mom.

And the more that I think

about it, the more that

I want to go.

It's not that I don't want

to be near my family.

I just always dreamed of

going away to college.

And the university is

a good school with full

four years scholarship.

- Yes.

- I know.

And I think it would be

the perfect opportunity except

for this residency problem.

Decisions, decisions, decisions.

I think I can help

with that one.

How?

Well, I spoke to your

aunt Jessie this morning.

I never mentioned it to you

'cause I really didn't feel

it was necessary to

mention it to you.

But many years ago,

your great grandfather

was left a property.

And we own it with

another family.

And the last I heard,

the property was

difficult to rent.

And with the consent of

our family, the other owner

tried to sell the property.

And that didn't work out.

So, I had your aunt Jessie

go over there and talk to the

family's heir, Mrs. Hillshire,

and tell her about you

coming there to stay.

And she said you could

stay there as long as you

agree to pay the utilities.

- Really?

- Yes.

So just the utilities?

Uh, Michelle,

the utilities add up.

Gas and lights are not cheap.

Mom, I do pay my fair share

of utilities here.

What utilities?

Do credit card bills

count as utility?

Girl, no.

Just kidding.

Oh, my God!

I'm so excited!

Thank you!

- Understand...

- This is so great!

The reason why I'm doing this

is 'cause I trust that you

will work just as hard there,

as you do here.

Of course.

And Michelle,

if you have any problems...

Hmm?

I mean any...

I need you to call.

And we'll get you back here

on the next flight.

Okay, mom. Thank you,

but I'm gonna be fine

anywhere that I go,

so you don't have to worry.

I promise.

I know you will.

I know you will.

Are you gonna see

your grandfather?

First thing in the morning.

That's my girl.

Hey, mom, you're gonna let

Michelle go away to college?

Hey, munchkin,

what do you...

That's what she wants

to do, baby girl.

You're gonna let me

go away to college?

We'll cross that bridge

when I get to it.

What you doing still up, hmm?

Don't you have school

in the morning?

Where you going, Michelle?

- Minneapolis.

- Minneapolis?

Minneapolis.

Hello?

Hey! How are you?

How's my favorite guy?

How you feeling?

Lemme check you out.

Blood pressure?

Holding and steady. 140/90.

Blood sugar?

Stabilizing at 190.

EKG readings within

normal limits?

Within normal limits.

Is that everything, Doctor?

Sorry.

Yes. Thanks, Anne.

Okay, I'll leave you to

your patient.

So how are you?

We miss you.

Why would you go and

have a stroke on us, huh?

All our walks in the park,

our chess matches.

Oh, by the way,

I'm still one up on you.

On our best of five series.

We still have so much

to do together.

And I know great granddad

moved the family around a lot,

but you've always been

the stabilizer for us.

So you have to

get better, okay?

Family needs you.

I need you.

Oh, um...

And I decided to

go away to college.

Got accepted by

the University of Minnesota.

Excited? I'm gonna miss you.

I need to stick him.

Checking his level?

- You got it.

- All right.

Grandpa, I gotta go.

I love you.

I'll see you soon, okay?

Okay, let's try and

make a fist, all right?

So you gonna be

good in school?

Do all your homework

and you can come stay

with me in college.

- There she is!

- Hi!

The college girl.

All right, you guys.

Aw, this is so nice.

Wait a minute. Oh!

Oh. Doctor, can you come

over here and help me?

I'm not a doctor yet,

aunt Liz.

Well, honey, can you at least

come over here and examine

this pain I'm having?

I'm just teasing with you, baby.

We're just all so proud of you.

Yeah!

My niece going to college

to become a doctor.

Yes!

She's gonna come back

in a few years, y'all.

She gonna heal us all.

Now, now, Liz.

You know there's only one

that can heal, and that's

the Lord Almighty!

Amen.

Now my baby girl might be

the Lord's helper,

but when it's your time to go,

there's not a doctor on Earth

that can do anything about it.

That's right!

Yes, mom. But that does not

mean that we sit around

and wait for the Lord

to call our number.

The Lord did not mean

for us to neglect ourselves.

If you're sick,

you go to the doctor.

If the doctor can't do anything,

then you leave it in

the Lord's hands.

Yes.

A lot of people have died,

on their knees,

waiting for the Lord.

All they had to do was

use their feet and

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