The Heart Is a Rebel Page #6

I took pride in that.

It was my one hope,

that your honest doubting

would someday

bring you to God.

A few minutes ago,

when it looked as if

we might be losing Davy,

you prayed!

But now everything's

going to be all right,

so you'll take over

from here.

Look, Joan,

I'm being as honest

as I know how.

I just don't feel

anything.

The great hal foster,

still playing games

with God.

Let him go, honey,

that boy's got to

make his way alone.

[Sobbing]

Can I send out for a sandwich

or something, Mr. foster?

What's the matter, Tony?

You worried about me?

No, I just thought maybe

you'd like something solid,

since you're going to

your office.

Today is "liquid

refreshment," Tony.

This is just to make sure

that I'm socked in tight.

Everything's gonna be

a little hazy.

Ya know what I mean?

I could get you

a cup of coffee.

It'd just take a second.

You're a worrier, Tony.

You'll be old

before your time.

Mr. foster!

As head of this department,

can I please request

top billing

on that new sign

out there?

Hi, bill.

Man, don't you

ever relax?

Aw, I thought I'd clean out

my desk before Monday.

What's your story?

As a matter of fact,

I was looking for you.

Joan called and told us

about Davy.

Alice and I were sure glad

to hear about it.

Appreciate it, bill.

Yeah, Joan seemed to feel

that God picked up

the tab on this one.

Now what is that

supposed to mean?

You're still balancing

that chip on your shoulder,

aren't you?

Look, bill, thanks for

the kind words,

but I'm snowed right now.

You know, you're a real

puzzlement to me.

What do you want,

anyway, hal?

The old man's kicking up

his heels

over the way you shaped up

the pioneer campaign.

Everyone around here's

pegged you for a "comer."

Married to a beautiful woman,

son just pulled through

a crisis,

yet you're playing it

like you're going down

for the third time.

I heard

long-playing records

were here to stay!

You're a real scream.

But you're gonna get

the whole spiel anyway, pal!

'Cause it just about boils down

to this, doesn't it?

You just can't buy the idea

that maybe Joan's

latched on to something.

Maybe she's latched on

to something really important,

so she upset a lot of

your pet theories about religion

and old hal just can't stand to

have his theories upset.

So what am I?

Some kind of a monster

because I can't swallow it?

Are you going to stand there

and tell me that you've never

questioned any of it?

Plenty of times.

Well, all right, then!

I'm also willing to admit

I've never really

looked into it, either.

Say, you didn't go with Joan

the other night, did you?

You're getting funnier

by the minute, hal.

But since we're

on the subject,

who decided we have to

muddle through life

without any help from something,

or someone besides ourselves?

You?

Me?

Look, hal, I guess the only

thing I'm trying to say is

that maybe it'd be different

if we could just come

to the place where we could

close our mouths

and open our minds.

Hal, come on,

let's get outta here.

After that sermon,

I'll have to buy you a drink.

[Laughter]

This place really gets noisy

on Saturday night, huh, Tony?

Yeah, well, I'll turn on

the television,

that usually quiets

them down.

Oh, this has

gotta be quick.

I'm due at the hospital.

(Billy Graham

on television)

I believe we need a spiritual

revolution in America.

We need a revolt

against materialism.

A revolt against crime!

A revolt against

the emphasis on sex.

A revolt against the sins

and the wickedness

in high places.

You know,

there's a showman.

You sharpies

from Madison Avenue

could learn a few things

from him!

What's the matter,

isn't como on?

Oh, yeah, sure.

No, wait a minute,

leave it on.

We've not come to put on

a show or an entertainment.

We believe that there

are many people here tonight

that have hungry hearts.

All your life you've been

searching for peace,

joy, happiness, forgiveness.

That's the reason that

a lot of people

that have reached the top

find no peace at the top.

They find no joy

at the top.

They take

their tranquillizing pills

and their sleeping pills

and their dexedrine tablets

and their aspirins

thrown in between,

because money and fame

and fortune

have not brought them

peace of soul!

Why is that?

Because you were made

in the image of God

and without God you can find

no peace in this life.

Have you ever wondered why

we cannot solve

the problems of the world?

Our greatest intellectuals are

always gathering in conferences

trying to solve the problems

of the world,

and they've been wrestling

with them

for hundreds and

even thousands of years.

In the last

three thousand years

we've only had

277 years of peace.

There is always war,

there's always fighting.

There's always tension

and stress in the world.

There's tension and stress

in your own life.

I want to tell you

before you leave Madison square

garden this night,

you can find everything

that you've been searching for

in Christ.

He can bring that inward

deepest peace to your soul.

There's a little voice

speaking to you now

and even while I'm talking

that little voice is saying,

that's what I need,

i need Christ,

I need God.

Your pride begins to

speak up and argue

and debate,

and a thousand

other voices speak

but there's still the undertone

of that little voice

that says this is right.

That's true,

I need God.

I'm going to ask you

to surrender

to that little voice

because that little voice

is the voice

of the spirit of God,

and I'm going to ask you

to do something

that I've seen people do

all over the world.

I'm sorry, Mr. foster,

but that preaching makes

the customers uncomfortable.

It's no good for business.

Okay, Tony,

give 'em what they want.

No, you don't,

this one's on me.

Thanks, bill.

Well, I gotta head

for the hospital,

and uh, thanks for

coming by the office.

I really mean that.

Everything all right,

hal?

Sure...

See ya, bill.

[Joan voiceover]

You were always honest, hal.

I took pride in that.

It was my one hope,

that your honest doubting

would someday

bring you to God.

Glady's right here,

honey.

Takes more than

an old operation

to keep me away,

and I'm going to be here

with you every day,

just like always.

That's good.

[Door opens]

Hi, son.

Hi, dad.

You took an awful long time

gettin' here.

Sorry, Davy.

I've been an awful long time

doin' a lot of things,

but I'm gonna change that...

With God's help.

Hal.

I'll need so much help.

I don't even know how

to take the first step.

You've already taken it,

darling.

God only asks that we

reach out to him.

You've done that!

He'll do the rest.

Then God's love

will make his heart new.

Then God's love

will make his heart new.

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