From the Dusk of the Faithless till the Dawn of the Fearless

Some movies are a veritable cornucopia of spiritual insight and deep meaning. Movies like the Matrix or Legend of Bagger Vance. Then there are those that carry some richer significance or partial life lesson like Danny Deckchair or The Station Agent. Then there are those movies that have no intrinsic value what so ever except for an isolated scene or random comment. I would not recommend these flicks, but offer only those insightful moments that capture the essence of truth.

From Dusk till Dawn is one such movie. It is pretty much a waist of film except for one scene where the main characters are trapped in a room on the brink of a convergence of blood thirsty vampires. An ex-con, played by George Clooney is talking to an ex-minister, played by Harvey Keitel. Harvey has given up his faith because he feels that God let him down when his wife died. As the tension builds, the following dialog spells out some amazing insight.

Cover your eyes if you are sensitive to foul language.

Someone suggests ways to combat the vampires.

SETH
Actually, our best weapon against
these satanic cocksuckers is this
man.
(he points at Jacob)
He's a preacher.

Frost and Sex Machine look toward Jacob.

SETH
As far as God's concerned, we might
just as well be a piece of fuckin'
shit. But he's one of the boys.
Only one problem, his faith ain't
what it used to be.

Jacob PUNCHES Seth in the mouth, sending him to the floor.
Jacob stands over him.

JACOB
I've had enough of your taunts.

Seth looks up from the floor.

SETH
I'm not taunting you. We need you.
A faithless preacher doesn't mean
shit to us. But a man who's a
servant of God can grab a cross,
shove it in these monsters' asses.
A servant of God can bless the tap
water and turn it into a weapon,

Seth rises.

SETH
I know why you lost your faith.
How could true holiness exist if
your wife can be taken away from
you and your children? Now, I
always said God can kiss my fuckin'
ass. Well, I changed my lifetime
tune about thirty minutes ago
'cause I know, without a doubt,
what's out there trying to get in
here is pure evil straight from
hell. And if there is a hell, and
those monsters are from it, there's
got to be a heaven. Now which are
you, a faithless preacher or a
mean, motherfuckin' servant of God?

Jacob has to laugh at that. So does everybody else. Jacob
sticks out his hand and shakes Seth's.

JACOB
I'm a mean, mmmmmmmmm servant
of God.

I want to get a bumper sticker that says, “I’m a Mean Mother Fucking Servant of God.”

I don’t purport all of the theology of the scene, but I do believe that “A faithless preacher doesn't mean shit to us.” And on the contrary, a man of faith can be the meanest “mmmmmmmmm servant of God” the world has ever known.

I want a faith that stands against evil without fear. I want a faith that turns 50 to 1 odds into a spiritual victory. I want to inspire people to rise to the occasion and believe that God can and will do amazing things. I want to wear my MMFSOG with pride.

OK. I’m done for the day. Now I have to go and apologize to some people for saying bad words on my blog. (smile) Even thought I think they are all “frick’in idiots.”