The Girl Who Believes in Miracles/Transcript

It is perfectly typical
for most people
to have a strong faith
in their families...
relying on them
for love and support.
These are people we've grown up
with, who've nurtured us
and who, hopefully, have been
real cheerleaders for us.
But...
let's look at another parable
that talks about
a different kind of faith.
And here's what it says.
"The Kingdom of Heaven is
like a grain of a mustard seed,
"which a man took
and sowed in his field,
"and which indeed is smaller
than all seeds.
"But when it is grown,
it is greater than the herbs
"and becomes a tree,
so that birds come
and lodge in its branches."
And indeed,
faith can become so strong...
that it can move a mountain.
Right! On the right!
There you go, Danny,
way to shake it off!
Honey, come on, sit back down.
Thanks for saving me a seat.
I, I was on the sidelines,
but it's driving me crazy.
I can't take this pressure!
Well, my brother knows
he's got the best girlfriend
in the world.
Yeah, and the most nervous.
Where's Sam?
He went to go get us
some hot dogs.
Hope he doesn't miss anything.
Head back, head back!
Right here, outside!
I got it!
Get to the open space!
Order number 54, ready!
Number 52, ready!
- Hey!
- What are you doing, old man?!
I'm stopping two punks
from ripping off my friend,
or did you just forget to put
the money on the counter, huh?
What are you, crazy?
I don't think I'm crazy, son.
There's a lot of people who do.
You get your butts over there
and pay that woman.
You're gonna wish you didn't
wake up this morning, old man.
Oh, really?
- Aah!
- Surprise!
All right, son.
I'm choking you out
in about 20 seconds.
Nothing you can do about it
except pay for that food.
I, I don't have any money.
Neither of us do.
Take your wallet out
and give it to me.
Where is it? Let me have it.
Oh, wait a minute.
You're Ryan Brody?
You're Chuck's boy?
So you gotta be
Nick Lewis, right?
All right, fumble-wits,
this is how this is gonna go.
I'm gonna pay for this food,
and y'all are gonna look up
Sam Donovan on Crestline.
If I get paid back
by tomorrow night,
I won't have any reason
to call your fathers.
We have an agreement?
Do we have an agreement?!
Yeah.
We have an agreement.
You're learning.
Maria.
Hey, Sam.
Here's your order.
Okay, here's your money.
Keep the change.
Thank you.
You know,
you didn't have to do that.
Those two are probably
good kids.
They just need
a little guidance.
Yeah, well...
consider 'em guided.
Come on, Newburn!
No personal fouls!
That number 48
needs a kick in the butt
to clear his mind.
Dad...
Pretend I didn't say it.
Oh, but we gotta do something.
We're running out of time here.
Hey, Brauner!
You should be
out of the game for that!
You ready
to go home yet, Hopkins?
Kick it out, kick it out!
- Good one, good one!
- Yes!
They just have to win, Grampa.
They have to make it
to the finals.
Wish I could help them.
Wait a minute.
Aren't you the little girl
that's always talking
to me about God?
Well, maybe
you're on good terms with Him.
Why don't you ask Him?
Maybe He'll do something.
Okay, God.
This one's for Danny's team.
Please give my brother
the strength
to kick harder and faster
than anyone else
on that other stupid team.
I... guess
maybe I shouldn't have said
"stupid" in my prayer, huh?
This one is
just sweeter than chocolate.
Yeah! Go, Danny!
My prayer worked!
You see? I told you.
Thank You, God.
Okay, if we can just hold on
for another 21 more seconds,
we're going to overtime.
Pass it! I'm open, I'm open!
Oh, come on! He tripped over me
on purpose! That's not a foul!
Oh, come on, ref, a yellow card?
No way!
What does that mean?
It means that the Brauner kid
just cheated his way
into a penalty kick,
and if he makes it...
if he makes it, we lose.
Come on, ref!
Yeah...!
Oh, no...
Oh, nice try, Hopkins, but it's
pretty obvious you guys suck.
But I thought you said
if I prayed really hard,
we would win.
No, I didn't say that, honey.
I said that if you prayed
really hard, He might help.
And He did, honey.
Danny scored.
Yeah, but they still lost,
Grampa.
Didn't God want us to win?
You know,
how God works is a mystery.
I'm sure He heard your prayers
and He answered 'em,
but maybe there was a reason
that Danny's team lost.
You know,
like a reason more important
than just winning a game?
Okay.
Well, I'm gonna go tell Danny
that he did great anyway.
- Wanna go, Cindy?
- Sure.
- Well..
- Okay...
Well, are we still going over
to your place after, Dad?
Yeah. Should I take the kids?
Oh, thanks,
but I'm sure that Sara's
gonna wanna go
with Cindy and Danny,
so they can dance their way up.
You can do that in a car?
Don't ask.
♪ I wanna believe in You ♪
♪ Just give me a sign ♪
♪ I wanna believe in You ♪
♪ Just give me more time ♪
♪ I wanna believe in You ♪
♪ But You have to
believe in me ♪
- Whoo!
- ♪ I try to believe in You ♪
♪ Just show me the way ♪
- ♪ I wanna believe in You... ♪
- Oh, already here.
♪ So don't throw it a... ♪
Mom!
Can I go to the lake?
If Danny goes with you.
Great... oh, Sadie!
Wanna go to the lake with me?
Girl, are you trying
to steal my dog?
Only for the day, Grampa.
Well, you can have her
if you feed her.
Mm, Sadie eats too much.
We couldn't afford it.
Why didn't I think of that?
Danny, you played a great game
and I'm proud of you.
You doing okay?
Yeah, I'm fine.
I just...
can't believe that Alvie Brauner
won the game off a cheap shot.
- All the ref had to do was...
- Danny, come on.
You said
you weren't gonna talk about it.
You played great, honey,
and those guys were jerks.
Not even worried about it.
Go, Pitbulls!
Nice shot.
Showoff.
It's only 'cause
I know you love it.
Hey, that was a nice game,
Danny.
Thanks, Grampa.
Can we go to the lake?
Whoa...
I just ran in the game
for an hour and a half,
and now you want me
to hike up there?
Cindy wants to go.
Yeah, I wanna go.
Look at that.
A guy doesn't stand a chance
with these two around.
You're learning.
Come on.
I'm gonna catch
a lot of fish today.
- Yeah?
- Yeah, I think so.
I brought my lucky pole
out here, so...
- Oh...
- You brought that pole
last time, and I caught
more than you and Grampa.
Okay, well, you want Grampa's
seat in the grove
or you want to try
this spot in the middle?
Wait, you mean we're not gonna
fish together?
Uh... no, I thought that Cindy
and I would try our luck alone.
You know,
less people, more fish?
Grampa told you
to keep an eye on me.
I should be keeping an eye
on you two.
Are you two gonna kiss?
You think we should?
Wait!
Oh, no, the poor thing.
I wonder what happened?
I, I don't think you should be
touching it, Sara.
It's okay.
It doesn't look dirty.
There's no bugs on it
or anything.
It's dead.
You want to bury it?
No.
It might not be dead.
It's heart isn't beating, Sara,
and it feels cold.
It's dead.
Maybe if we pray,
he'll come back to life.
Sara, the bird is dead.
Nothing can bring him back.
Lazarus was dead for four days
and Jesus brought him
back to life.
But... Jesus isn't here and...
the bird isn't Lazarus.
God is always here.
Well... I don't see Him.
But we have to have faith
in miracles.
Will you talk
some sense into her?
Maybe we should leave her alone.
Have a little faith
and let her pray.
Okay, but she's gonna have about
as much luck moving those trees
as she will
bringing that bird back.
It's not gonna happen.
Sara.
Sorry about the bird but...
death is a part of life.
You can spend the day
any way you want, Sara.
We'll be over at the cedars
if you need us.
Come on.
God...
You made this poor little guy,
so maybe You can help him out.
His family's probably
missing him, don't You think?
You wouldn't want them
to be sad, would You?
Please bring him back.
Our Father, who art in Heaven,
hallowed be...
Not bad.
Should hold us for dinner.
All set?
All right, let's go.
Hey, did you
catch anything?
Come on, Sara, we have to go.
Look, I offered
to help you bury it.
Come on, Sara.
Your mom's not gonna like it
if you're late for dinner.
Do you see Him?
Who?
God.
Do you see Him?
Come on, Sara,
that's not funny.
There.
Show me where He is.
You don't see Him?
He's floating over the water.
Sara, we have to go.
Did you see that?
Maybe... the wind woke it up?
The wind?
It didn't have a heartbeat
and it was cold.
God brought it back to life.
Come on, guys,
Cindy's right, we gotta go.
We don't want Mom
to get mad at us.
Can I help?
You sure can.
You catch any fish?
No.
Oh, well,
you better tell your mother
to take some meat
out of the freezer
and put it in the microwave.
We don't have to.
Danny and Cindy caught some.
And you didn't?
That doesn't sound like you.
We found a dead bird.
Oh, good!
Are we gonna eat that?
No, Grampa.
I set him free.
Honey...
If he was dead, he's as free
as he's ever gonna be.
He was alive when I let him go.
Well, I must be
getting old, dear.
Didn't you tell me he was dead?
And then he came back to life?
When I found the bird, I prayed.
Like you told me to do
at the soccer game?
- Uh-huh.
- But then...
I saw God standing
on the other side of the lake,
and the bird flapped his wings
and I let him go.
Well...
I always thought that place
was special, honey...
and I always thought
you were kinda special.
How, how long were you praying?
As long as we were up there.
You were on your knees
the whole time?
Yup.
Sara, you're
an amazing little girl.
Did you tell your mother?
Yeah.
Yeah? What'd she say?
She said, "That's nice, honey."
She probably didn't hear me.
She wouldn't have
believed me anyway.
You know, I can understand that.
Maybe you just ought to
keep this between us
for the next little while.
Not everybody's
as smart as I am.
They might think
you just made it up.
But I'm telling the truth.
Danny and Cindy
saw it come back to life.
They did, huh?
Well... I believe you, hon.
Are you coming back
next weekend?
- I want to.
- Uh-huh.
I'll talk to your mama.
Grampa...
are you ever gonna
get married again?
Oh, dear.
Honey, the Lord
gave me your grandma,
and she put up with me
more than I deserved.
I'm not gonna push the issue.
You look young for a grampa.
Yeah, and you look so cute,
you make my heart hop
like a little bunny.
Not really.
Yes, really.
You know what?
Today... I love you this much.
You love me more than that.
Maybe that much.
Well, I love you this much,
and even more.
Well... you wait till dinner,
when I steal some of your mama's
sweet potatoes off your plate.
See how much you love me then.
Hello?
Hey.
Whose phone are you using?
I borrowed my brother's.
Borrowed?
Well, something like that.
Okay, so, the coolest thing
happened at the lake today.
Yeah, like what?
Me and Danny and Cindy
went fishing.
Well, they did.
I didn't, because...
I found a dead bird.
And then I prayed...
and then I saw God, and He
brought the bird back to life.
What?
It really happened, Mark.
Okay, so,
let me get this straight.
You saw God
and then brought a dead bird...
back to life.
No, I didn't.
God did.
Come on...
you're playing with me.
I'm not, Mark.
I'm telling you
because you're my best friend.
Okay, so, if you saw God,
then what did He look like?
He was surrounded by
a large ball of light at first,
so He was kinda hard to see.
But then He stepped
out of the light and...
He looked young and... kind.
But I think He was wearing
a t-shirt and jeans.
Come on.
God doesn't wear
t-shirts and jeans.
How do you know?
Have you ever seen Him?
No.
It was God...
and He did bring that bird
back to life.
Danny and Cindy saw it happen,
and they don't even believe it.
They told Mom at dinner...
that it was probably some weird
reflection on the water,
or that the bird was probably
stunned or sick...
but not dead.
Well... maybe they're right.
Mark...
I promise!
God was there.
Really?
I swear on the Bible itself.
Whoa!
This is so awesome!
Uh, I, I...
believe you!
That's what happened.
Um... but...
I wouldn't tell anyone,
because people will just think
I'm crazy, and...
Uh, gotta go.
I'll see you tomorrow.
All right.
Hi, honey.
Did you brush your teeth
and floss?
Sure did.
Good stuff.
Okay.
This is my favorite part
of the day.
All right, so,
you're gonna close your eyes
and then you're gonna think
about all the things
that you're grateful for
that happened today.
Mom?
Yes, sweetheart?
That bird really did come
back to life at the lake.
It was right after I saw God.
It wasn't some weird reflection
or anything like that, no.
It really was God,
and He spoke to me.
What did He say?
He said He'll be
taking me to Heaven soon.
Honey...
You have to die to go to Heaven.
I don't wanna die, but...
I wanna go to Heaven.
Well, I don't intend
on letting you go anywhere
for a very long time, okay?
You have a lot of time
to get to Heaven,
and when you finally go there,
you're gonna be
an old, old, old, old lady.
Much older than me.
Okay?
No more talk about dying.
All right,
you gotta get some sleep.
You have school
in the morning, okay?
So say your prayers.
Okay.
Can I got back to Grampa's
next weekend?
Only if you stop
letting your imagination
get the better of you.
Okay?
- Love you.
- Love you.
Sweet dreams, baby.
Mom, Dad.
Hey, buddy,
is everything okay?
I went to Sara's room
to see if she had my phone,
and she looks really sick.
You need to come.
- How sick?
- I don't know.
She's covered in sweat
and breathing pretty hard.
It's not good.
- Hey, Ben.
- Hey.
- Thanks for coming out so late.
- No, no.
No problem, I get it.
Oh, Ben, I'm so happy
that you're here.
She's been running
a really high fever,
and now she says
that she's nauseous.
All right, uh,
let me take a look.
Hi, Sara.
Can you tell me
how you're feeling right now?
- Not so good.
- Mm.
I feel really sick,
like I'm gonna throw up.
Don't you worry.
We're gonna fix you
right up, Sara.
I think she has a stomach flu.
Uh, it's going around.
Just keep her home tomorrow
and keep her hydrated.
Thanks, we will.
It's just that something
she said scared me.
What was that?
Go ahead, tell him.
When we visited my dad
at the lake,
she said she saw God...
and that He brought
a dead bird back to life.
Well, that, that just sounds
like she has a healthy
imagination to me.
But then she said
that God spoke to her...
and He told her He was gonna be
taking her to Heaven soon.
She's gonna be fine.
All right?
She's healthier than all of us.
It's nothing to worry about.
It's gonna be okay.
- Ben, thanks for coming out.
- All right, no problem.
Oh, and, you know, if she gets
worse, her temperature rises,
just call my office.
- Will do.
- Thank you.
Hey, peanut.
You feeling any better?
I think so.
Well, you get some sleep.
I'm sure you'll feel...
Oh... sorry.
Where'd you get this?
I drew it
when I came home tonight.
- You drew this?
- Yeah.
I drew it with the drawing kit
Grampa gave me for Christmas.
Huh.
Huh.
Sara, I, I've never seen you
do anything like this before.
Where'd you learn to do this?
I don't know.
I just felt like
trying to make a picture
of what I saw at the lake.
Sara, this isn't trying, this...
this is incredible.
- Thanks.
- Can I show this to your mom?
Sure.
Okay, well... we're gonna
keep you home tomorrow,
so you get some sleep.
And I...
promise to return it, okay?
Good night, Dad.
Night, sweetheart.
Who did this?
Your daughter did.
No... she couldn't have.
But she did.
You didn't really miss
anything in class yesterday.
You know, same old stuff, and,
luckily, no math quiz either.
I felt fine, but my mom wanted
to keep me in bed all day.
So... I... drew you something.
Oh, yeah, like what?
Sara!
You drew this?
This is unbelievable!
Our art teacher could never
pull off a drawing like this.
- How'd you do it?
- I don't know.
I guess I just found
something I'm good at.
- Oh, man.
- Here are these fools.
Hey, Sara.
My cat died last week.
I was wondering
if you could stop by
and bring him back to life.
My frog died last night.
Could you bring him back too?
- Oh, so pathetic.
- I thought I told you
not to tell anyone
about what happened at the lake.
Oh, and I have
a goldfish!
Maybe if you changed
some water into wine,
we could get the fish
really drunk.
That would be awesome.
No one messes with
my little sister... no one.
What a weirdo.
Didn't your parents ever
tell you not to pick on girls?
Obviously not.
Weren't we always taught
that if someone wrongs you,
to turn the other cheek?
Well... they were certainly
taught something about a cheek.
Maybe that guy could tell you
more about it.
What the hell, man?
Oh... I got this.
Well, well, well...
if it isn't
the would-be soccer hero.
What's the matter, boy?
You still trying to make up
for your pathetic game
the other day?
Wow, your dog is really pretty.
Stay away from him, Sara.
The dog's probably
just as jacked up as his master.
Here.
And what are you
gonna do now, Hopkins?
Call a foul?
Come on, Danny,
let's get outta here.
I'm sure the air is fresher
on the other side of the street.
Yeah, that's right, Hopkins,
just run away.
Just keep hiding
behind the skirts
of your girlfriend
and your little sister!
Just run away, Hopkins!
You and that crippled kid too!
You know what?
Somebody ought to teach you to
keep your mouth shut, Brauner.
And who would that be?
Alvie, look out!
Man, what's the matter
with you?!
You almost took me out, fool!
Why weren't you
watching the road?!
Are you outta your mind?
Oh, no... no...
No, no, no, no, no...
Nobby, get up, man.
Get up, Nobby.
Get up.
You k*lled my dog, man.
- You k*lled my dog, man.
- Alvie, hold up!
- It was an accident.
- I'm gonna break your head!
Calm down, man, back off.
That dog was my best friend,
and you k*lled him.
- Come on, man...
- That's it, man.
I'm gonna finish you.
You're not gonna help
anything by doing this.
Hey, tell her to keep her hands
off my dog.
- Come on...
- Don't.
Dear God... You helped
that little bird at the lake.
Can you please help
this poor dog too?
Our Father...
who art in Heaven...
hallowed be Thy name...
Go on.
And then...
when he just started breathing,
I just couldn't believe it.
I mean, I've never seen
anything like that.
Sara...
can I ask you something?
Sure.
Do you think
you could help me walk again?
I don't know.
Maybe.
Could you say a prayer for me?
God... Mark's a good guy.
He really is.
Maybe You could help him
walk again?
Could You do that, please?
I'll pray for you more
when I get home too.
See you, Mark.
Okay, thanks.
See you tomorrow.
Hey, you took me away
from my golf game.
So... tell me what this
medical emergency is all about.
I moved my toes this morning.
No, he really did, Doc.
Which foot?
Both!
Show me.
Ready?
Mark, uh... I, I don't know...
what happened,
but your
spinal cord injury isn't...
Wait!
Just... give me a chance.
Please.
Can, can you move
the other foot?
Here you go.
Thanks, Doc.
So, listen...
Doc, you really think
he's got a chance, right?
Look, I, I...
I can't explain what,
what happened in there...
but... severed nerves
in spinal cord can't regenerate,
and I just, I just don't want
to get your hopes up too much.
Oh, hey, Ben.
Hey, isn't...
that's Dolores Clark
from Channel 12 News, right?
Yes, she's, uh,
she's one of my patients.
Mom?
Oh, my baby!
You're...
walking and...
He's standing!
He's walking, look at him!
It's a miracle!
Oh, my...
Oh, my baby.
Isn't that the Miller boy?
I did the story on him last year
when he was hit by that car.
I thought he was
never supposed to walk again.
He, he wasn't.
It, it was Sara.
Sara Hopkins.
She speaks with God,
she brought a bird back to life,
and Alvie Brauner's dog,
and now...
she's healed me!
Uh, Dolores...
Don't do it!
Are you kidding me?
A little girl who brings dead
animals back to life
and then heals a paraplegic kid?
Like that's not news.
Just get the facts first.
Well, I just did.
Come on... no!
Got you again.
Hi, guys.
Look who came to say hi.
Mom, you didn't have to
call the doctor.
I told you I was feeling better.
Yeah... yeah, we're here
on another matter, Sara,
but why don't I have a...
quick look at you anyway, okay?
How do you feel?
- Okay now.
- Mm-hmm.
Yesterday I came home
with a terrible headache
and I was tired all day.
Well, maybe you still have
a touch of the flu.
Sara... when was the last time
you saw Mark Miller?
Yesterday.
I walked home with him.
Did anything happen with Mark?
Anything unusual?
Well, he asked me
to pray for him,
so I closed my eyes
and I asked God to heal him.
Mark Miller walked today.
Really?
Awesome, my prayers worked!
Yeah, seems like
he's gonna make a full recovery.
Can you tell us a little more
about what happened at the lake
the other day?
Sure.
I was praying for a little bird
that Danny said was dead.
But then I saw God
floating over the lake
and I asked him to cure
the bird, and He did.
Do you speak to God often?
All the time, don't you?
Well... not directly.
Not even in church?
Look, um, it's, it's not healthy
or fair to other people
to pretend that you're actually
having conversations with God.
I'm not pretending.
Okay.
Bring her
to the office tomorrow.
Fatigue and headaches
with someone her age, uh,
really need to be
examined, okay?
You need to talk to her.
I mean,
stories about healing birds
and making paralyzed boys
walk again
is gonna turn her life
into a media circus.
Look, Ben,
I understand all of that,
but, seriously, do you have
a logical explanation
for Mark's recovery?
I can assure you there is one.
However, at the moment,
we have no idea what it is.
Don't be pouring fuel
on the fire, Jerry.
I mean, Sara doesn't need that.
Look, I, I don't know
exactly what happened,
but I do know Sara believes
everything she's telling us.
Look, I know she has
a very vivid imagination,
but she would never
outright lie.
She just wouldn't do
something like that.
Let's, let's just keep this
between us
until we get
to the bottom of it, okay?
Right now,
I'm worried about her health.
See you tomorrow after school.
Hey.
Did you see Sara?
Yeah.
And?
She's just a little girl,
and she's got people
all riled up
with these make-believe stories
she's been telling.
I know you're mad at Him.
At who?
God.
Oh, please.
Jesse was my son too, Ben.
But I'm not as strong
as you are.
Because if I quit
believing in God...
then I have to believe
that our son no longer exists.
I can't do that.
I'm not that strong.
And I don't think
you really are, either.
Sara doesn't need
you and everyone else
thinking that she's
an instrument of God.
Why not?
A little girl
with a strong faith
is something
that we could all use more of.
If there really was a God,
would He create a world
where parents have to watch
their sons and daughters die?
Oh, great.
...get up and walk.
He said a little girl,
Sara Hopkins,
held his hands
and prayed for him.
But can she really cure people
by praying?
I'm afraid that's a bit hard
for me to believe.
Yet the real question is...
what do each of you believe?
- Hey, kiddo.
- Hi.
What you doing?
Drawing.
Yeah...
Huh.
Uh...
Yes, you are.
Sara, sweetheart, look at me.
Yeah?
Uh, is there something that...
Never mind.
Tell me about your picture.
Do you know that little boy?
I'm not sure.
It just came to me, you know?
Almost like a dream.
But I do know that it's,
it's not a boy.
- Oh.
- It's a young girl.
Maybe from my school.
I think she wants to be
friends with me.
Yeah...
Theresa...
there's someone here to see you.
Uncle Alonzo!
I'll just be out
in the living room.
You two have fun.
Is there a story
that goes along with him too?
Oh, you bet.
Now, this guy... won the Grand
National Steeplechase twice.
He was so good,
they had to ask him to retire,
but he said he'd only do it
if he could live at your house.
Your stories are the best.
I just wish I'd be around
long enough to play with him.
I heard the doctor
telling Mom that...
my cancer is getting worse.
He said...
I don't have much time.
Am I going to die?
When did you hear this?
At the hospital today.
We don't have to talk about it
if it upsets you.
We can talk about it.
I'm just not sure what will
happen to me when I die.
Jesus said...
"I am the resurrection
and the life.
"He who believes in Me... will
live, even though he dies...
and whoever lives and believes
in Me... will never die."
Will my soul go to Heaven...
even if I'm really scared
of dying?
Everyone's afraid to die.
Even the bravest people.
Was Jesus afraid?
He was.
But He was comforted by knowing
that He would live again.
And you should feel
the same way too.
So stay tuned
as we keep you up to date
on the miracles
of Sara Hopkins.
And now,
back to Frank McDonald.
Thanks, Dolores.
Coming up next after the...
Is this possible?
Could the little Hopkins girl
really be curing people?
Anything is possible
if it's the will of God, but...
But what, Alonzo?
- She doesn't have much time.
- I know.
But it's easy
to get your hopes up,
and then if Theresa
isn't healed...?
We have to try.
We have to take Theresa
to see Sara Hopkins.
She's here!
Sara's in there.
She's gonna help us.
She's gonna heal us.
Dad?
I think these people
want to see Sara.
Oh, Lord.
I'll... go out
and ask 'em all to leave.
You can't, Daddy.
What if I was sick
and there was a possibility
you could do something
to help me?
But, Sara, didn't you say that
it wasn't you that healed Mark,
that it was his faith in God?
What if all those children
don't have that same faith?
What if they do?
Listen, sweetheart.
You're just a little girl.
And if you go out there and all
those people are healed,
I'm afraid that...
I'm afraid that
you're not gonna get a chance
to be that little girl again.
Do you understand?
Daddy's right.
They're gonna keep coming
more and more.
It'll never stop.
Look, you haven't even had
breakfast yet.
Let's go in the kitchen,
I'll make you some waffles
and we can talk about it
some more, okay?
All right, come on.
Come on, sweetheart.
Sara?
Sara?
Look, folks, um...
we know what you've heard
about our daughter...
but it's just gossip.
It's stories
made up by the media.
Our little girl...
she can't cure sick people,
and I'm sorry that you
came out here, but...
please, go back home.
She's just a little girl.
She can't help us.
Wait, wait.
You're the girl from my drawing.
Drawing?
You like horses, right?
Listen.
I did see God.
I don't know if I can help you,
but I did see Him.
Thank you.
Mom, I'm gonna be okay.
Thank you.
You have sandy hair!
You can see?
Look at me, Isabel.
Hi, Mommy.
- Oh, my God.
- What is happening?
Thank you for coming.
Um... I have to go see
my parents now.
Move very carefully.
Are you okay?
Sara?
- Oh, my God, oh, my God.
- Come on, baby.
Come on.
All right, look, uh,
we've done all the blood work,
and I've, uh,
called the hospital
and scheduled her for an M.R.I.,
so, uh,
they'll be waiting for you.
Doctor, after she prayed
for Mark Miller...
she couldn't get out of bed
all day.
And, and now look at her.
I mean, she's so exhausted.
She's, like, wrung out.
You know...
you weren't there, but...
something really did happen.
A-Another boy in a wheelchair
stood up and walked.
A, a blind girl could see again.
What's going on? How could
any of this be happening?
Let's, um... let's find out
what's wrong
with your daughter first.
Then we can... figure out what
happened in your front yard.
Yes?
Doctor,
I think there's something
you and the Hopkins need to see.
...find out.
Just hours ago,
standing right here,
miracles were
supposedly performed.
It's been said
that a blind girl can now see,
a paralyzed boy can walk,
and a little girl with cancer
says she was healed.
But are these miracles real?
Is Sara Hopkins
a miracle worker?
We'll stick with this story
until we get the answers.
Oh, no.
How'd they know we were here?
She's all over the Internet too.
We need to get Sara
out of here.
Take her to the hospital
and get those tests done.
You think you could stay at your
father's for a couple of days?
Yeah, sure.
But, you know, the press
probably followed us here
'cause they know our car.
Hey, well, I'm parked out back.
They wouldn't recognize mine.
Okay, great, um...
Honey, why don't you and Ben
go gather up Sara?
Danny, meet me around back,
we'll take her in your car,
and let's just hope
they don't recognize us
sneaking her out of here.
Oh, no worries, I'll stall 'em.
You think you can
handle the press?
Sure.
We can handle this, Dad.
Hi, Mrs. Hopkins.
I'm gonna go home.
Thank you for dinner.
Bye, honey.
Thank you for helping out.
See you, Sam.
Bye, Cindy.
Well...
you look tired.
I'm exhausted.
I can't even begin
to describe or understand
what happened with Sara
this morning at our house.
I don't know what to say.
I mean...
I know something happened,
but nothing like this
has ever happened in our family.
It's about to turn her world
upside down,
and I don't think... anybody in
this family, least of all her,
is prepared for that.
But, Dad, I'm worried, because
ever since she said she saw God,
she just keeps getting sicker.
I have never seen her this ill.
I'm really worried that this is
something very serious.
- Oh, it's the doctor.
- Okay.
Hello?
Hi, Ben.
And what, what did they say?
What?
Yes?
What?
Oh, my gosh.
Thank you.
I know You can hear me.
You heard me in 'Nam.
You could have probably heard me
down to the house too, but...
I thought maybe...
this place'd have some...
special meaning to You, so...
I came here to say my piece.
I know I got no right...
to ask You to hear me...
or to... show Yourself, or...
I know who I am.
I know what I've done.
I drank too much,
I fought all the time.
In the army... I did things.
But, still, I got married.
I was a good husband.
I worked every day, I pounded
sheet metal for 40 years,
and I had a beautiful daughter.
And my wife took her to church
all the time.
Now... I just don't know
exactly where Sara was
when she saw You...
but I want You to know I would
be in that spot if I could.
Lord... oh...
she's such a beautiful child.
She is... she is so much better
than I ever was,
and You know
she always loved You.
From the time she could talk,
she would ask me,
"Does He cut
His fingernails, Grampa?
Does He shave like you do?"
What was I to say?
I... I said, "Honey... He gave
you life, He must love you."
I don't understand!
I just, I just don't understand
why You would make her
so perfect
and then
snatch her away from us!
I do not understand it!
God... I am asking You...
No... I'm begging You.
Please don't do this.
Please don't do this,
don't take Sara!
If You need somebody, take me.
Stop my heart right here,
it's okay.
But please don't take Sara.
Oh, God...
- Morning.
- Morning.
- Come in.
- Thank you.
- Uh, is Sara here?
- Yes.
Uh, you know, I think it'll be
better if we talk in private.
Of course.
I'll go get Alex.
"...and deeper and deeper
into the wild Tinker went..."
Hey, Danny?
Can you please take Sara outside
for a little bit?
I think
she could use some fresh air.
Uh, yeah, we can do that.
Um... can we go to the lake?
No, no, I don't think
that's a very good idea.
Please, Mom.
Honey, I'll take you someplace
after, someplace really fun.
- Okay?
- Okay.
Come on, let's go.
Ah, okay.
Let's see...
ah... if you can take me...
at this... right here.
Ah.
Okay.
You ready?
You take one of these,
and then...
Nice...!
Okay, um... your turn.
You hold that.
And we're gonna
scoot up for you.
Okay, just look at the can...
and throw it.
Is there anything else
you want to do?
I know the doctor's here
to talk about me, so...
I just wish I knew
what he was saying.
Well... why don't we keep
playing the game?
I'll tell you what...
for every can you knock down,
you get a free hour on my phone.
Deal?
Will you just set up a lot more
cans so I have more of a chance?
Sure.
All right, so...
here's a few more.
These are bigger targets, uh,
and you can sh**t
from a closer spot too.
I think that'll help, Sara.
Sara?
So you feel that
these tests are comprehensive?
Dr. O'Connor's
been reviewing the scans
of Sara's brain.
He sent them out
for three other opinions,
and they all feel that,
because of the size and location
of the tumor,
that surgery
would just be too risky.
Too risky... and...?
And he's saying that...
Sara's brain tumor
is inoperable.
Yes, that's, that's,
that's what it means.
And he also believes that
the tumor could be causing...
the hallucinations.
That's why she thinks she sees
God when no one else does.
But what about
the children that she cured?
Power of suggestion,
you know, a placebo effect.
What are you saying,
that this is the result of,
of a kind of mass hypnosis?
A handicapped child
walked again,
a blind girl
regained her eyesight,
and another little girl is sure
that Sara cured her cancer,
for crying out loud.
Jerry, there are
documented cases
that explain
these types of healings.
I mean, in, in 2004,
there was a man
who had tumors the size of
grapefruits throughout his body,
and he had
less than two weeks to live.
He took a substance that he
believed would cure cancer,
and four days later, the tumors
completely disappeared.
So it's in the realm
of possibility
that this is
what happened to those children.
Okay, okay, we can talk about
those other children later.
What other options do we have?
There are
no other options, Bonnie.
I'm sorry.
No... other options?
Wait, are... are you saying...
Sara has more faith
than any child I've ever met.
I don't think anyone
can say for certain
when she is going to die.
Are you saying...
my little girl's gonna die?
Ben, just tell us the truth.
Sara's dying.
Wait, there, there, there must
be, like, a special hospital
or, or some, some new,
experimental treatments.
Something that we can do.
If there was... anything I
could do, Bonnie, believe me...
I would.
So, we have to...
we have to tell her.
How do I tell my little girl
that she's gonna die?
I don't want to lose her, honey.
I can't stand it.
I love her too much.
She's my baby...
I can't...
It's okay, Mommy.
Oh, Sara.
I just don't want you to cry.
Stop crying.
Oh, honey... I'm so sorry you
had to hear all of that too.
Please, stop crying.
Really, it's okay.
I heard what Dr. Riley said
about me dying.
- Oh...
- Just, I don't want you
to be sad, okay?
It's okay, 'cause if I go
to Heaven, I'll be with God.
Sweetheart...
I love you.
I love you this much!
I love you this much
and even more.
Mom, Dad, I don't want to go
to the hospital.
I want to go back to the lake...
and I want to see God again.
Please?
I... oh... but...
We have to go
to the hospital, okay?
That's where
they'll make you comfortable.
I know, but I want to go
back to the lake.
I want to ask God
if I can wait to go to Heaven
and stay with you guys
till I grow up.
Honey? Honey? Oh, no.
- Look at me.
- Oh, no, oh, no.
We need to get her
to the hospital, right now.
Grampa, please take me
to the lake.
Oh, my God, is she here?
Do you have everything we need?
Relax, I got everything
taken care of.
- All right, all right.
- Hey, hey, here they come!
Danny, can you tell us the
status of your sister's health?
Is this
some sort of grave illness?
How, how's she doing?
How's your mom?
Cindy! Cindy!
Give us an update of some kind.
Hey...
I thought...
you might want to draw me
one of those Rembrandts
you've been coming up with.
Thanks, you guys.
Danny?
I wanted to know what it's like
to date someone...
and... to be in love.
The way you and Cindy are.
Well... um...
it's great.
You always look forward
to being with one another.
You share stuff.
I mean, feelings and things.
It's tough to explain it.
When you start dating,
you'll find out.
I don't think I'm gonna
live that long, Danny,
and... I think it's something
I'm really gonna miss.
Is there anything
we can do for you?
You can sing the
"Believe in You" song for me...
like we did in the car.
♪ I wanna believe in You ♪
♪ So give me a sign ♪
♪ I wanna believe in You ♪
♪ Just give me more time... ♪
♪ I wanna believe in You ♪
♪ But You have to believe...
in me. ♪
How's my beautiful angel?
Hey, sweetheart.
Uh... we're gonna step out
for a while, but...
we'll be right back.
We love you so much.
Wipe your feet.
Now take a seat.
Thank you all for coming.
Theresa has something to say.
Last week,
when Sara was helping
those children
outside her house...
I felt something.
I also saw it.
It was a spiritual figure
floating next to Sara,
holding out His hand to touch
the children she was touching.
After she prayed for me...
I felt... different...
and warm...
for the first time in two years.
Healthy.
I knew I'd been cured...
and I also know
that I was seeing God.
Everything Sara told us
was true.
She wanted so much
to help people and...
and now we have to help her.
Thank you, Theresa.
All right, Mac and I
have worked out a plan...
and it's liable to get
a whole bunch of people upset.
And by a whole bunch of people,
I mean Dr. Riley,
I mean your parents,
and I mean about everybody
at the hospital.
The last thing
Sara said to me was
she wanted to go
back to the lake.
I know that
that's where she had her vision,
I know that's where
her healing comes from.
I have to think that she knows
something that we don't know,
something that could help her.
I don't know, but I do know
I'm gonna see
that she gets her last wish.
I'm taking Sara
back to the lake tonight.
Oh, we're in.
She helped to cure my baby.
We're gonna do
everything we can to help her.
I can't explain the miracles
that have taken place
through Sara,
but if she wants
to go back up there,
I believe it is God's will
for us to help her.
I agree with you, Pastor.
Sounds good to me, I'm in.
But there's reporters and people
all around
the outside of the hospital.
And inside, she's surrounded
by not only my parents,
but the entire hospital staff.
They're not gonna let us
take her out of there.
We need a major plan
to spring her.
Exactly.
Maria's been working part-time
as a night nurse
up at the hospital.
She has this pass,
which'll open almost any door.
So this is what I'm thinking...
It's okay, honey.
We're here, we're all here.
Hey, kids, can I talk to you
in the waiting room a minute?
Why not in here?
It's okay,
I need some more coffee anyway.
The room's clear.
Dr. Kravitz,
you have a visitor
in the main lobby.
Hey... we're gonna get you
outta here...
Okay, we have to get this done
very carefully.
Any break in the pulse rhythm
will bring the whole
nursing staff right in here.
One, two, three...
Okay.
Excuse me, but my,
my friend here isn't...
feel-feeling very well.
What are your symptoms?
I don't know, I, I just,
I feel so dizzy and...
I think I'm gonna faint.
- Well, let's get you...
- Oh...
Lay down.
Dr. Kravitz, you have a visitor
in the main lobby.
Dr. Kravitz...
...a visitor in the main lobby.
Where are we going?
Taking you to the lake.
We're good!
All better now, thanks!
Hey, you forgot your bag!
Thank you!
Look, Sam, we can't do
something like that.
You heard what the doctor said.
I know you both disagree,
but I'm gonna honor
that last request.
Dad, no!
I know how much you love her,
but we are not taking her
back to that lake...
...especially
on a night like this.
How's she looking?
Looks like she's sleeping again.
Honey? Sweeth...
What the... what is this?
Where's Sara?
Um...
Dad! Dad?
Oh, my...
What is going on?
- Um... well...
- Where's Sara?
We thought that she wasn't
comfortable here,
so we decided
to take her down...
To the lake?!
Kinda...
Did you see Sara Hopkins
leaving Room 12?
She couldn't have.
Her pulse monitor is still on.
You might want to check again.
You really think
they're going to the lake?
Yeah, this is all Dad's doing.
Him and that stupid, crazy idea
of taking her back there!
Go! Go! I'll follow ya!
I don't think I can take
this much excitement!
Yeah?
Hold on to your hat,
'cause there's gonna be
a lot more of it!
Hey! The Hopkins girl just left,
headed up I-60!
- I-60?
- Yes!
- All right, let's go, let's go!
- Let's go!
Can you see okay?
It'll be all right, honey.
We'll be there soon.
Oh, man, if we stop, we're sunk.
But, Danny, you have to stop,
it's the police!
Okay, we're gonna have to
cut these guys off, Mac.
Oh, Lord, forgive him, for he
knows not what he's doing!
Hold on!
Car! Car!
Oh... oh...
Isn't that Sam Donovan's truck?
Sure looks like it...
This is not gonna sit real well
with the cops.
Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
Aren't you going about as fast
as this truck can go?
It's not about going fast,
it's about slowing down.
What's the matter with that guy?
Has he gone nuts?
Oh, Lord,
I hope they don't hit us.
What?!
Sam Donovan, pull over!
You're obstructing justice
and interfering
with a police pursuit!
We're losing them!
Danny, be careful!
The road is so wet, slow down!
Don't worry, I got this.
Oh, Heavenly Father, please
let them be lenient with us.
How many years you think
we're gonna get for this?
I don't know, Mac,
but enough to brush up
on my Bible reading!
- Who's this now?
- Beats me,
but between the speeding,
illegal passing and tailgating,
looks like we're gonna have to
run half the town in.
I'm gonna call for backup.
Is that Sam
up ahead of the police?
Looks like it.
Are you sure you should be
tailgating this close?
I'm trying to see
what he's up to.
We're going a lot slower
than when we started.
That's because
he's helping Danny get away.
Dude is awesome!
No...
No, this can't be happening!
We have to get her up there!
Here they come!
Can you carry her up?
Probably not in the storm,
not alone.
What are you doing here, man?
You're trying to get your sister
up to the lake, right?
Yeah, but the road's blocked,
and I don't know
how much time she has.
Cops are right on our tail.
We can take a shortcut through
Mason's Hill, it's quicker.
The mountain?
We'll never make it!
Come on, dude, we can do this!
For saving my dog, I owe you...
big time.
Come on, we gotta go,
we gotta get out of here.
Go, go, go.
Where's Sara?
Alvie and Danny have her.
They started up the hill!
Let's go.
Donovan!
Hold it right there!
You're not going anywhere!
You've broken just about
every traffic law there is,
not to mention
hindering a police pursuit.
You're under arrest.
We're impounding your vehicle
and escorting you
to the station.
Listen,
my granddaughter is dying!
You mean the kid that's been
curing all those people?
Yes, and the last thing
she asked me
was to take her up to the lake
before she passes,
and the doctors say
it could be tonight.
You know where I live,
you can arrest me
on the way down,
but I'm taking her up there now.
Harrow, no sense
making things worse.
It's not just Donovan,
the whole town's gone nuts!
Oh! Ooh!
No, no, no, no, don't come back, don't come back!
Keep going, Sam, keep going!
Pastor Mac, are you okay?
Yeah, yeah, I'm okay, I'm okay.
Good boy, Nobby!
- You're gonna be okay.
- Lay her down here.
Here, here, here, here.
You're okay.
Sara, we're here.
Do you want me to pray with you?
Our Father...
who art in Heaven,
hallowed be Thy name...
Is she still with us?
Barely.
Sara! Sara? Sara?
Hold on, Sara... oh, God...
Hold on, sweetheart.
Oh, no... no, no...
Oh, baby, sweetheart...
I love you, I love you...
I love you so much.
Oh, sweetheart...
Dad, you knew that the doctors wanted to keep her in the hospital.
How could you bring her here, especially on a night like tonight?!
If something happens, it's your fault!
This is your fault!
All of you!
All of you had a hand in this!
Why couldn't you just leave her alone?
She's such a good girl, all she wanted to do was help you, and now she's...
Oh, no... oh, no...
Sara?
Sara, sweetheart?
- Sweetheart?
- Come on, sweetheart.
No...
Please, don't leave us.
Oh... oh...
Hey, did you get any of that?
There's nothing there.
It's blank.
All right, Ed,
you can take me in.
It's okay, Sam.
Maybe you had a good reason for speeding, even in the eyes of the law.
Your granddaughter get to do what she wanted?
More than you'll ever know.
Thank you.
Eddie, are you seeing this?
It was one of the strongest storms of the year,
yet none of the people
who went up there are wet.
I'm so sorry.
I know... nothing we can say
will bring you comfort...
but we all know
where Sara is now.
Safe in God's hands.
Dad...
Dad, I'm sorry
for what I said at the lake.
I know how much you loved her, and you were just trying to fulfil her wish.
And, and you knew something that none of us could understand,
so I... thank you for doing that for her.
Dad.
Must've been the last picture she drew.
I... I think she knew
God was coming for her.
That's beautiful.
I'll have it framed
and hung up in church.
Danny...
Danny, look at this...
Mom! Dad!
This is
the last picture she drew.
She's coming back!
That means that, maybe...
God...
...are You gonna
let Sara come back to us?
- Oh, Danny...
- Can You?
- Will You, will You, please...
- Danny...
Please, let Sara
come back to us?
- Sweetheart, I'm sorry...
- Please, God.
- Will You, please?
- You got to let her go.
- Sara, please?
- I'm sorry, darling...
- Please, Sara, please...
- I'm sorry...
I'm so sorry, sweetie.
Sara? Sara!
Oh, my...
- Oh!
- Sara! Sara...
Oh...
- Sara?
- Hi, Mommy...
Daddy...
Sara!
Honey, how are you?
It's a miracle!
I told God that I didn't think
I was ready to go to Heaven and He told me to come back here
and take care of you.
Oh, my... my baby...
Oh, my baby, you're alive.
You're alive.
I love you so much.
Thank You, God, thank You, God.
Thank You, God.
It, it, it's not possible.
She wasn't breathing, there was
no, there was no pulse.
You're beginning to catch on.
It's a miracle!
No, don't kneel.
I'm just a... lucky girl
who God decided to visit.
It... could've been
any one of you.
He still may come back
to see one of you,
just like He did with me.
Please, get up...
and... now you all
need to believe something.
I can't cure anyone anymore.
But... I wasn't the one
who really cured people
in the first place.
It was God.
He just told me what to do
and... I did it.
The truth is...
all of you can cure people.
You really can.
All you have to do is
believe in God and pray to Him,
and He'll help you.
Sometimes...
we can't see it right away.
Or sometimes the answer
isn't exactly
what you've prayed for, but...
He's listening.
And soon you'll see how kind
and how wonderful He is.
He's the best.
He told me to tell you...
to... love your children
and your families,
and to try to help one another
every day.
So...
when you all go home tonight...
say a prayer
and ask what you can do
to make your family strong
and to help other people.
God will help you, because...
well...
He loves you all...
a lot.
...and, well, the expression,
"God works in mysterious ways"
certainly rung true
in our community
over the last week or so.
As a matter of fact, on that
country road the other night,
I was certain I was gonna meet
my maker... several times.
For all of us, each in our own,
different way,
I think God has opened a door,
has shown us a little light,
has shown us that His arms were
around us, around our friends,
our family, both in this life
and in the next one.
Can you feel Jesse with us?
You know, uh... I can.
So, some of us who have been
witness to... modern miracles
can get a small taste of what
it was like to be an apostle.
For in their presence was
the one continuing miracle,
the miracle
that we can all choose
to accompany us
through our lives...
the presence of God.
See, Daddy?
It's like Jesus said.
Faith as small as a mustard seed can grow and spread, and soon become big enough to move mountains.
Guess He was right.
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