A Carpenter's Prayer

And let this feeble body fail

And let it faint or die.

My soul shall quit this mournful vale

And soar to worlds on high

And I'll sing hallelujah

And you'll sing hallelujah

And we'll all sing hallelujah

When we arrive at home

Give joy or grief, give ease or pain,

Take life or friends away.

But let me find them all again

In that eternal day

And I'll sing hallelujah

And you'll sing hallelujah

And we'll all sing hallelujah

When we arrive at home.

And I'll sing hallelujah

When we arrive at home.

In the name of the Father, and of the Son,

and of the Holy Spirit.

Hallelujah!

Hallelujah!

Hallelujah.

Doyle.

Hey, great to see you.

Mr. Davis, what are you doing here?

This is my wife, Janet, my sons, Lance and Troy.

Boys.

Well, the bishop wanted me to congratulate you.

Eight baptisms in two months.

What are you putting in the water?

Just people with their clothes on.

Well, I can tell you the denominational leadership

is very impressed.

We are confident you're going to have

these four churches united and the new one built

before we know it.

It's a big project, but God's going to finish what he started.

I better watch out.

At this rate, he's going to have my job.

Won't be long before these boys are

going to be preaching like their father, right?

It was good to see you.

Keep up the good work.

Thanks. You too.

We're gonna get in so much trouble.

Construction starts tomorrow.

They'll be talking all night.

That's it. That's it.

Turn it up.

Act now and receive 10 free lessons

with the purchase of any guitar from the Copper

Chord in downtown Adrian.

Mom will never let you have a guitar.

Now, more music on your favorite station.

And if you hear the wind blow

The breeze can catch your eyes.

Look in the sky with wonder

And hear what I said

Thank you, Thelma.

I'm sure it will never happen again.

What were you thinking?

It's just music.

You know how we feel about rock music.

Well, it's Jesus rock.

And the shop was offering free lessons.

I already gave you free piano lessons.

I'm tired of the piano, mom.

Why can't I just learn the guitar?

Honey, these people give all they have to support us.

We can't just waste it on a guitar.

I'm sure someone in the congregation

has an old one they aren't using.

And I could play hymns for the church.

And your father would lose his job.

Don't worry.

Nothing will happen.

Can you please see if the sanctuary is all cleaned up?

That's right.

So we just have to be prayerful.

Doyle, I'm sorry, but my people cannot agree to this.

What?

So you're quitting?

We're not quitting.

We're simply not joining you.

It's too much risk.

But we've already bought the land, graded the site.

We've already paid for the architect.

Lloyd here's already set up the subcontractors.

We're ready to start tomorrow.

You got us into this mess with your lofty ideas,

and there's no way out.

Your budget, it's woefully underestimated.

Lloyd, am I right?

The budget's tight.

OK, but we can build in stages.

We can stay here until it's completely done.

Right, Carmen?

You can stay a few more months.

But if we don't sell the fourth church, then we're short, right?

$50,000 short.

George, we need you.

God's called us to greater a--

Us, Doyle?

God called me to shepherd my community,

not follow some high-minded dreamer with no real plan.

I know you're disappointed, but we have prayed about this,

and our board members agree.

What about the board members of the combined church, all of us?

You can still walk away.

Look, there is one other solution, right, Lloyd?

Doyle, I can't play that card.

Set the meeting up.

I'll make the ask.

I need thee, Lord

I need thee

Every hour I need thee

Oh bless me now my Savior

I come to thee.

Hey!

You're lucky I let you back in here.

Cut the crap.

Play the list.

All right, all right.

I'll play something that'll put a little...

Something familiar. Let's see...

I must tell Jesus

All of my troubles

I cannot bear this burden alone

Play the list.

Oh, come on, man.

They like this.

I must tell Jesus

And he will hear me

He ever loves and cares for his--

No, you're right, man.

You're right. It ain't working.

Hold my guitar.

Come on.

I'm gonna sing a cappella.

I must tell Jesus

I must tell Jesus

I cannot bear these

Burdens alone

I must tell Jesus

I must tell Jesus.

Jesus can help--

All these years, you're still the same pathetic trash.

Glenn, is that you?

Hey, Harold.

You miss me?

Welcome back, Glenn.

You ain't taking me in, are you?

Just like old times.

Because I can drive.

I just got to find my car.

You know the drill.

I got the right to remain silent, but I don't have to.

Jesus and Harold

Jesus alone

Holy wine

Well you shoulda been there

What's going on in that field over there?

Oh, over there?

We're building a church and a school.

A school?

Yeah, it's about time this town has one of its own.

Sounds like a lot of money.

Well, the pastor's got a plan.

Who's the school for?

Anybody, everybody.

Everybody?

This is it, Lloyd.

Don't sit, gentlemen.

This is not going to take very long at all.

Lloyd, good to see you, Mr. Clark.

Pastor Clark.

Pastor Clark.

Well, at least you admit it can't be done.

We'd like to thank you for seeing us on such short notice.

I think you'll agree, if you review my business proposal,

that--

I have reviewed your business proposal, pastor,

and you have zero business acumen.

Now, my gift is business.

And you're a philanthropist.

Who takes his investments very seriously.

So I'm not about to waste any hard-earned money

on some pastor pipe dream that can't even get a line of credit.

I'm sorry, Ken.

You're a man after my own heart, Mr Strickler.

You have the vision and determination

to do what is right.

I know God's going to provide.

He's seldom early and never late.

You ever done this before?

We've sold three churches and raised 50% of the budget.

And then what?

No pews, no pulpit.

You see what I'm saying?