What If... Page #7

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He's tending to them.

And he sees a burning bush.

Be a little freaky,

it's a burning bush,

and it speaks and it's God.

And god says, "Moses,

take off your shoes.

This is holy ground. "

And he did.

And God said, "I've seen

the pain and heard the cries

"of my people in Egypt,

and I'm going to deliver them

"from the hand of Pharaoh.

And you are how I Will do it. "

Whoa.

And Moses said, "But Lord,

I'm a Wanted man in Egypt. "

And God said, "I don't care. "

"But Lord, this is

no ordinary man.

This is Ramses. "

And God said, "I don't care. "

"But Lord, I can't speak. "

And God said,

"Your brother Aaron

"Will speak for you.

"And you know, by the Way,

Who are you to tell me,

"Who made you, What I can

and cannot accomplish in you?

"For your greatest Weakness

is my greatest strength.

And I Will be With you. "

NoW, do We let God

say that to us?

And do We listen When he does?

Thank you for coming.

Thank you.

Thank you so much.

- Good to see you.

- Good to see you.

Thank you, have a good day.

Hey, look at you guys.

Yeah, I got a little handshake.

That's nice, thank you.

Thank you very much.

Pleasure.

Thank you.

Thanks for stopping by.

HoW'd We do?

If I Was a termite, I'd be

preparing to meet my maker.

All right.

Pastor Ben.

Hey, just Want to thank you.

For?

Shaking us up during

the commitment testing.

Making us think about some of

the things that We're facing.

It Was pure genius.

I have to admit,

it actually Worked.

I went home to my mom looking

for a little bit of sympathy,

and she was on your side.

She said most girls spend more

of their time thinking of their

bridesmaid colors instead of

the stuff that really matters.

What did you decide?

We traded in the truck

for a minivan.

Really?

We figured we might

as well get a head start.

Well, congratulations.

Thank you.

Huh?

What can I say?

I'm good at What I do.

Thank you.

Thank you so much for coming.

It's good to see you again.

This is the most romantic

thing you've ever done.

And since When do you know

how to do a cordon bleu

in mornay sauce?

Well, since the Clearville

house of pizza doesn't deliver,

I knew I had to come up

With something.

Well, Ben Walker,

you are something else.

Take a Walk With me.

Okay.

Remember this place?

Our first kiss?

I've been checking out

places around town

that remind me of When

We first started dating,

even the bad spots

like the bus station.

Oh, I don't consider

that a bad spot.

That's Where

We said good-bye.

Almost.

I still remember

the bus driver's annoyed face

When you made him stop.

So I never left?

I know you Weren't sure

about it all, but I really feel

like We avoided making

some bad decisions

that We Would have regretted.

And that's Why

We ended up here.

Do you ever regret it?

We'll, you know, I've had

a recent odd spell,

a really long one, actually.

But I'm rapidly

coming out of it.

Come here.

What is this?

It's for you.

Thank you.

When We Were first together

years ago, I felt like

I Was always trying

to get away from here.

And I think lately I've been

missing some of that fast life

I Was trying to get to.

But I Want to recommit to What

We're doing and to our home,

to What you Wrote in my Bible.

It's beautiful.

We're gonna start some

Work on the house next Week.

I've already spoken

to a contractor.

What are you talking about?

We can't afford that.

Well, I took out the $837 We

had in the checking account.

Ben, that's all We had.

Well, not anymore.

There's this company called

Bessette Industries,

and I knew they Were about

to be taken over so I bought

a chunk of call options.

The stock price Went up 24%,

18% above the strike price

so I exercised my option for...

I am losing you, aren't I?

How do you know

about all this stuff?

The Lord Works

in mysterious Ways.

So how much did We earn?

Well, enough to put the $837

back in the checking account

and make a generous donation

to the termite fund,

and enough to take care of a few

small things around the house.

Wow.

Is it Weird that I find this

incredibly romantic right noW?

No.

Wendy.

Ben, I'm sorry.

There's an emergency

down at the hospital.

We gotta go.

But...

There's a guy down there

that needs you.

He's dying.

We don't have much time.

No, you go.

Go do What you have to.

I'll be at the house

Waiting for you.

I'll be back.

- Okay.

- Soon as I can.

This is some sort

of joke, right?

No, it's no joke.

The guy's considered God

in the past

but he's always rejected him

and noW he thinks it's too late.

Whether he knows it or not,

he's more open noW than ever.

Why don't you

handle it yourself?

That's not how

it Works, Ben.

I do the angel stuff.

You do the people stuff.

By the Way, here's your Bible.

But...

Hi.

Hi, may I help you?

Yeah, What's his name?

Henryk Zimmerman.

He hasn't had any visitors.

You're the first.

And the last.

What he's saying is that

We just know that

he's in bad shape.

It's okay.

I'm a clergyman.

Oh, you're the new one over

at the Little White Church.

Yeah, that's me.

Room 314,

right down the hall.

We have him alone.

He doesn't like company.

Difficult patient?

Some of our Wealthier

patients are a little used

to having their own Way.

If I Was him, I'd be looking

for a very small camel

and a very large needle.

Ah, like I said, he's new.

What do you Want?

I didn't ask for a priest.

Well, I'm not, actually.

I'm the same league,

different team.

Oh.

I don't think it's

gonna do you any good.

You're maxed out.

Can you fix it?

Sorry.

Then get out of here.

Or did you come to tell me

I have a soul

and you're gonna save it?

You are a soul.

You have a body.

Not for long.

How Would you like to tick

off some religious people?

There's a story in here

I just read,

the parable of

the vineyard owner.

It's this rich guy.

He owns a vineyard, and he

needs some men to Work it

so he hires some early

in the morning.

Goes in the marketplace

around 10:
00 a. M.,

he sees some more Workers,

and he hires them too.

Same things happen again at

noon then again at 3:00,

then again at 5:
00.

At the end of the day, he lines

'em all up so he can pay them,

starting With the ones

he hired last.

He gives them a full

day's Wage.

And the guys that he hired

first in the morning,

that actually Worked

a full day, figured

"Wow, We're gonna get

a lot more money. "

That seems fair.

But When they got paid, they

got paid the same amount

that the guys Who just Worked

one hour got paid,

and they Were ticked.

And the owner said, "Well,

What's it matter to you

"What I pay the other guys?

I kept my deal With you. "

See, the vineyard owner is God.

The Wages are entering

into heaven.

So the point is it doesn't

matter Whether you come to God

late or early,

you get the same reward.

But this is last call.

I Wasn't always

in this business.

I used to be an

investment banker.

Lots of money, expensive toys.

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