The Binding

Making some eggs. Yeah, making some eggs. What do you see?

Hey. She ruined the surprise.

- What could she be doing? - Good morning.

I think somebody misses you.

- Is that 'cause it's your big day? - Yeah, it is. Good morning.

I thank you for letting Mommy sleep.

You excited? Should we tell her what else we're making?

- Bacon. Yeah. - Oh.

- You're making... did you cook the bacon? - All by herself.

Chef.

Amen.

And raised in the likeness of his resurrection,

you are hereby recognized before the Father,

the Son and the Holy Spirit.

Amen.

Pleasure, anytime, enjoy.

Hello, Minister.

- Thank you. - Thank you.

Hi, ladies!

Thanks. - Thank you.

Hi.

You're welcome. Enjoy, eat, please.

Sarah. I didn't mean to startle you.

As you were. I'm not here to chastise.

That was a lovely ceremony today.

A long time coming.

Well, after all the occasions that Brown's had to be there

for other people's children, yes, it was quite special.

Oh, I wanted to give you this.

It's for Skya, and also for your house.

The voice of the Holy Spirit.

Wow.

I didn't expect you...

Thank you.

And I also wanted to ask about...

Fine. Thank you, everything's fine.

Good. Glad to hear it.

I realized later that I must have caught her in a good mood

or a moment of weakness or something because...

Hoo!

He let his faith fall in that which at least is faithful also in much.

Just replace "he" with "she" and "is faithful" with...

"has her sister stand up to her bitchy self once in her G-D life."

Well done.

We ran out of mac and cheese almost immediately.

May not have been as good as gold,

- but it was surely good enough. - Surely good enough.

I'm up.

Hey. Think it's a Magetto Fire Road kinda night?

Honey.

What is it?

The sun.

It's okay.

Take your time.

I can't... I can't believe.

He had it. It happened, but...

But it did.

Bram, what happened?

Something wonderful.

I believe...

I believe that...

that God almighty Himself, He appeared to me.

Tonight.

In the most literal sense.

Moses and the burning bush. He... He was here.

But...

What...

Did he speak to you?

Oh, Sarah, it was... it was wonderful.

I was in bed, only it was a dream.

It was... but it was more present, more...

nearer than anything I'd ever experienced.

He appeared over me but He was...

He was everywhere.

There was... there was light.

There was so much light.

Then He...

What?

He spoke.

His voice was... it was in me.

Through me.

And...

I don't know how else to say it, but he said...

What?

He said that there was something coming for us.

For me.

And that soon, He would be calling upon us.

That would be an act of great importance.

And then I...

I would be His right hand.

Let's pray.

Yes.

Yes.

- Amen. - Amen.

- Goodbye. - Bye.

- Goodbye. - Bye, Daddy.

Hey.

Just be in touch, okay?

Anything happens.

I'm not gonna say anything to anyone.

To Uriel.

I just... I think we should keep this to ourselves

until we have the whole picture.

Of course.

Hi there. Sorry for just showing up like this,

but I noticed yesterday you had some sort of baby party here,

and I wanted to contribute.

- Thank you. - Oh, you're very welcome.

We made a whole batch this morning, so it's not any trouble.

- We? - My... well, Joseph and I.

Right.

- I'm sorry... - You know what actually, I'm on my way out.

Sorry. Right, well, um, another time.

Wasn't that just the most gorgeous ceremony the other day?

Mm-hmm.

You sure I can't get you one?

Mom.

So what else is new?

Nothing big.

Oh, wow.

That's Sam Taylor's mom.

What was her name?

- Victoria. - Right. So sad.

- There were always rumors, you know. - What do you mean?

Well, it...

Jacob was odd.

- Yeah, the brother. - Yeah.

He never acted like a... well, like a normal adult.

I mean, don't get me wrong. He wasn't 30 years old, wearing diapers,

coloring on walls or anything like that.

He was just odd.

You remember the one family festival?

Yeah, of course.

There were stories about...

a dinner party.

Some of the things your husband did at his worst, they can't even compare.

That's what made it so unfortunate. I thought.

For Victoria, and then of course for Sam.

The fact that the signs were all there...

adding up and up and up, and...

Victoria just thought what she thought.

Didn't matter.

Well, maybe if she'd had her eyes open she'd still be with us.

Sarah...

I know Skya is the end of a long road for you and Bram,

but all things considered, your life is still very blessed.

I know that.

And others don't, and that's why they get into trouble.

Sarah, when Victoria was working...

Signals were being sent to her day after day and she did nothing.

- Sometimes it isn't as easy as that. - Yes, it is.

And I'm sorry, but having a son who's unbalanced

is not worse than having to drive yourself to the hospital after your third miscarriage

because your husband is too drunk to get himself off the couch.

Maybe.

Maybe if Victoria Tanner had just taken a moment to think.

Maybe Sam wouldn't have found her face down in the swimming pool

with a knife in her back.

- Hey. - Hey, could you give us a hand?

Sure, gimme one sec.

It was all I could do to keep quiet today.

It was the same for me.

I just... I feel so full.

I used it.

Today...

Today is a special day...

my brothers and sisters.

Special because you are here with me...

and I with you.

And because we are here together...

we know we are on the right path.

Know it.

And yet, there are moments...

past and future, that we question that.

Why? Because of an inherent weakness?

No.

Because of an inherent humanity.

A man is lost in the woods.

What keeps him trudging on?

Faith.

A man suffers terrible injury.

What keeps him from succumbing?

Faith.

A man's family is torn from him

long before their time.

What raises him from his bed

each and every morning?

Faith.

Yes.

Maintain your faith by embracing your inherent humanity...

even in the face of apparent hopelessness,

because when you put your faith in Lord God...

sooner or later you will be rewarded.

Your faith will become certainty...

because He is here with us always.

We are never alone.

- I love you. - I love you.

Honey, what's going on?

Bram, tell me, what's...

Hey. Sorry.