Rachel, Rachel Page #3

to Hector Jonas...

...for such a nominal sum...

...that, uh, he allowed us to live upstairs

in perpetuity.

Or at least until we were ready

to take our business downstairs to him.

[MUSIC PLAYING LOUDER]

I'm sorry, what did you ask me?

I'm a schoolteacher.

I didn't ask you.

But so am I.

Oh, in the city?

High school.

You teach high school in the city?

Why did you come back here?

To see my folks.

They're beginning to slow down.

Another look.

That's all.

Well, I hope you have a nice visit.

Excuse me.

You wanna go to a movie

tomorrow night?

I don't like movies very much.

I mean, I see so many of them

on television.

How about your sister? Is she busy?

Oh, Stacey?

Stacey got married and moved away.

We don't see much of her

since she, uh, had her children.

And you got left behind?

Oh.

I forgot my galoshes.

Hey.

Oh.

- Thank you.

NICK:
Uh, no offense.

I was just looking for a little action.

I thought maybe you might be too.

Maybe I'll see you, Nick.

Excuse me.

Excuse me.

CALLA:
Oh, come on, Rachel,

we'll miss the beginning.

I'm a sleepwalker.

Have you by any chance

had yourself a little nipsy on the sly?

Sure.

First, an encounter at Shabab's.

And then home to the cooking sherry,

that's me.

Nothing's real.

Nothing is now.

If somebody pinched me,

I wouldn't even hurt.

I don't know, I've only got one life.

I say to myself, "Oh, maybe next time

this or that comes around, I'll grab it."

But nothing ever comes around again,

ever, does it?

[CONGREGATION SINGING]

Don't chicken out.

It's nothing to be afraid of.

I know myself. I can't make...

You don't know anything about yourself.

Trust me.

USHER:

Welcome, brother.

Lean on the Lord.

Calla, good to see you.

This is my friend, Rachel Cameron.

How are you? Two seats right over there.

Love, baby.

- What?

- Love.

It's for you.

[LAUGHS]

I'm sorry.

I don't know why I'm laughing.

Laughter's beautiful, baby. Be free.

Brothers and sisters!

Calla.

Shh. I'm right beside you.

WOOD:

Brothers and sisters...

...I'm just standing here...

...feeling so...

...blessed...

...and I have to tell you why.

I can't keep the joy inside me.

Listen to me.

Those of you who were here

one night last winter...

...remember that we had a visitor.

- Yes.

WOOD:
Yes.

A man who brought God

right into this room.

Brought the voice of the living God...

...right into this room

like a mighty rushing wind.

MAN:
Praise God.

- Praise God.

- Praise God.

- Praise God.

He's here with us again.

WOMAN 1 :
Hallelujah.

WOMAN 2 :
Praise the Lord.

WOOD:

That man is sitting right there.

Right back in that dark kitchen.

Oh, my God. I'm so grateful.

- Calla, who is he?

WOOD:
Do you love him?

He's so beautiful,

I can't even describe him.

And he speaks in tongues.

WOOD:
Praise God.

- He does what?

- He's got the gift of tongues.

WOOD:
Praise God.

CONGREGATION:

Praise God.

Close the doors, please.

Please, everyone, sit down.

I've been a lot of places

and something's happening.

But something is beginning to happen.

And not just with kids but all...

All kinds of people, all ages.

All over.

Maybe for the first time

since Jesus Christ.

You see, there's this...

...tremendous...

...yearning...

...to be...

...words.

[CHUCKLES]

- Words.

- Words.

PREACHER:

Words and walls. Walls...

...between us. Chasms.

The animals are less alone

with roaring...

...than we are with all our words.

How we suffer.

How we...

...languish in the deep

and lifeless dungeons of ourselves.

We're cut off from each other.

We're cut off from God...

...and each other.

Oh, what can we do?

Can't we be what we are?

Isn't that our first and final obligation?

To be more...

...and more what we are?

More and more the image...

...God made us? His? Mine? Man's?

Look at your neighbor.

The human being in front or next to you

that you don't know. Look in his eye.

Now, who is he?

He's you.

And you're him

and you're both suffering...

...because you can't say what you want to

to each other. What do you want to say?

What do you feel?

Love.

PREACHER:

Say it again.

Love.

PREACHER:

Oh, say it, people.

Say it.

- Love.

CONGREGATION:
Love.

Praise God.

PREACHER:

With all your hearts, people, love.

CONGREGATION:

Love.

Do you know what that is

to say that here?

In this life?

In this world?

It's happening.

Love that is given by God through us

to one another...

...the greatest gift of the spirit,

don't you feel it happening?

Don't you love the Lord

with all your hearts?

- Yes.

CONGREGATION:
Love the Lord.

Come out in front, old man.

Will you help him, please?

And you, will you help her?

And you, come right out here.

And you, ma'am.

CALLA:

Go on.

And you?

- No.

PREACHER:
You mustn't be afraid.

Are you so frightened of a hand?

No.

It's only a hand.

It won't harm you, don't you know that?

Five...

...fingers to hold with, to hold on with.

Would you hold onto me?

I think you want to. Be willing, please?

Please allow what you're feeling.

The door is open.

Love.

Say it with me. Love.

It's just a word, don't be embarrassed.

Say it. Love.

- Love.

- Love.

PREACHER:
Again, love.

RACHEL:
Love.

PREACHER:

Again, love.

Will you all stand, please?

Join hands.

Join hands in an endless chain of love

that our living God can pass through.

Oh, my friends...

...I believe the Lord is here this very minute

wanting to help us.

Oh, please, Lord...

...please free these people

from all their suffering.

The Church of the Apostles...

...this very Church did indeed enjoy...

...and practice to the fullest

every gift of the spirit.

CONGREGATION:
Yeah.

PREACHER:
Each and every gift of the spirit.

Now there are diversities of gifts

but given by the same spirit.

For the one is given by the spirit

the words of wisdom.

CONGREGATION:
Praise God.

PREACHER:
To another the gift of healing.

To another the working of miracles.

To another diverse kinds of tongues.

CONGREGATION:
Praise God.

PREACHER:
Oh, Lord...

...above!

- Praise God.

Oh, Lord, Lord above!

[SPEAKING IN TONGUES]

RACHEL:

Love me. Love me.

Love me. Love me.

Love me. Love me.

Love me. Love me.

Love me. Love me.

RACHEL:

Love me.

Love me.

[RACHEL PANTING]

Are you all right?

Please. Say something to me.

Talk to me.

Say my name.

What happened?

Nothing.

Nothing bad.

I was on the floor.

Nothing bad happened.

Honestly, Rachel.

L... Was I loud?

Did it take long?

It was a couple of minutes maybe.

- But was I loud?

- Oh, no.

It was just a tiny little voice,

you could hardly hear it.

I don't believe you.

I am not a liar, Rachel.

In case you think God had something

to do with that, he didn't.

[SOBBING]

Oh, God, I'm sorry.

I didn't mean to snap, I just...

Oh, don't do that.

I feel so responsible.

I made a fool of myself.

CALLA:

Listen, we're all fools.

You can't be part of the human race

and not be a fool to somebody.

But I can't trust myself anymore.

I don't know...

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