blessed are the poor spirit for this is the kingdom of heaven blessed are they that mourn for they shall be comforted blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness for they shall be filled who is that man mother they call him jesus of nazareth for they shall enter some say he is a great teacher others say he is the messiah the messiah what do you think they shall attain i think we need to go grandfather reuben will be waiting for his supper they shall see god come peace be unto you and then to you tell me your name rebecca rebecca that's a beautiful name rebecca but i want to stay here with him i only wanted to see him up close i wanted to see if he was a messiah and now we're late he smiled at me and he knows my name i smile if he knew what a disobedient daughter i had i'm sorry sorry too sorry that i have such a child to deal with what do you think grandfather do you believe he's the messiah well i how would your grandfather know has he seen him no but grandfather is a wise man he knows without seeing go and fetch some water from the well your grandfather is hungry the stomach is empty but the heart is full you saw him mother what do you think i think i'm too busy to think please go fetch some water better do she says she sounds serious i don't know what to do father why won't she listen she reminds me of someone who a little girl i once knew a little girl who could sing like an angel what have i to sing about becca's still a child be patient you're right rebecca is a child and i am her mother that is why i worry i've heard rumors about that man they call jesus of nazareth there are those that revile him those that would do him harm i'm trying to protect her [Music] did you save any bread for me you have bread at your own house but i will share thank you isaac today i saw the man they called jesus have you heard of him some say he's the messiah what do you think i haven't made up my mind i leave it first light in the morning to go hear him take me with you please you're just a girl and i'll tell you all about it when i return is it my fault i'm a girl i want to know too please perhaps this is why your mother's always so angry with you isaac we'll see if you awake early enough [Music] isaac i think are you home left without me i thought i asked you to put the food away isaac went to listen to jesus preach today i wanted to go to but he would have take me do you want to go see him we could all go together and who would do the work while we're going when will he be home that isaac we've been waiting all day where are you going i need to speak with isaac in the morning but i want to hear about jesus it will wait grandfather ruin please it will wait [Music] isaac i think hear rebecca what happened did you see jesus what did he say tell me everything there was a great multitude of people gathered all around him thousands hours passed and everyone was hungry but no one wanted to leave why because of the great things he taught they asked if anyone had food and there was a boy with five small loaves of bread and two fishes jesus blessed the food and broke it into pieces and he fed everyone how i don't know but i saw it rebecca i saw it with my own eyes he fed us all some say he's the savior of the world and you what do you say i say they are right [Music] [Music] but he claims he is the son of god blasphemy there are many who believe his teachings and say he is the messiah there are many more who say he is not i was there when he healed a leper i saw it are you so easily deceived did the prophets not warn us suffer the little children and forbid them not to come unto me for of such is the kingdom of heaven your gravy bless my child such a beautiful child [Music] [Music] come i want to hold all yours [Music] beautiful rebecca come [Music] except you become as a little child you shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven [Music] rebecca which way [Music] [Music] rebecca where are you please show me the way which way is right i see her where have you been i want to see jesus i have been waiting for hours what were you thinking but i had to see him no supper for you tonight mother i'm sorry i only wanted i don't want to hear it straight to bed rebecca come here my child where is mother she won't like that i'm up your mother needed some time to herself remember when mother would sing to me whenever i was sad why doesn't she sing anymore your mother has a lot of sadness in her she misses your father don't cry rebecca i saved you a portion of my supper thank you grandfather but i'm not crying because i'm hungry i see rebecca we all do things that we regret things that we long to be forgiven for even you yes even i one of those things that i regret took place when i was just a young man many years ago i used to work for an innkeeper in those days i would take care of preparing the rooms making sure that things were in order one day a young man came to the end with his wife and he said that his name was joseph and his wife's name was mary they said that they had traveled a long distance and they were very tired mary was a child and her time was near and joseph asked if i had a room where they could stay did you have a room for them i could have made a room for them but i was young and lazy and didn't want to take the time to do so and that's when i made a terrible mistake and i told them that there was no room [Music] after they left i couldn't get mary's face out of my mind so i hurried and prepared a room for them and went out to search for them [Music] did you find them yes i found them in a stable but i was too late the baby had already been born born in a lowly stable because i didn't take the time to help them i was ashamed mary saw me hiding in the shadows and she smiled at me and she bid me come and see the savior of the world she said that the savior of the world yes she did cry grandfather rebecca this teacher this man that you went to see today do you think that he could be that same child isaac says he is if i could put see him then i would know then we'll go tomorrow together oh i i can't go rebecca you know that i'm i'm old and my legs are tired and besides how how could i see you can lean on me or i will ask isaac if we can use his donkey let me think about that that means no you know me too well but you must see him grandfather or how will you know you look tired why don't you take grandfather inside i'll finish up here of course i'm tired i was up half the night waiting for you to come home i said i was sorry a dozen times what more can i do you repent too often and too easily rebecca what more can you do you can listen and obey then you won't need to say sorry do you understand i understand but i had to see him why because i have to know i've heard enough go fetch more water grandfather do what she says don't you want to know if he's a messiah mother if you hold a little bird too tightly you may damage its wings i hold her tight because she is all that i have left perhaps we should listen to our little bird maybe this man that she speaks of is the messiah rebecca would you go to the market to buy fish for the feast me you want me to go yes grandfather did you hear that mother is allowing me to go to the market by myself alone there's nothing wrong with my ears child hurry and go i i am i mean i will and i won't drop the coins and i'll be home on time and i'll hurry before i change my mind [Music] oh rebecca it's good to see you it's good to see you also how was your mother and grandfather i told my grandfather all about you he wanted to come with me today but he is too old and can't travel grandfather back so soon your mother will be pleased so am i yes i hurry did something happen no i mean yes i met someone and i brought him to see you sarah what is it help me to my feet your daughter has brought a guest rebecca the house isn't ready to receive anyone he didn't come to see the house that child indeed this is my mother sarah and this is my grandfather [Music] peace be unto you reuben and to you come sit you must be tired thirsty if we had known you were coming we would have prepared rebecca can be an impulsive child your daughter has worsened far beyond her years perhaps she learned it from my mother i did we don't have much but what we do have is yours woman where's the husband will we wait for him my husband passed away some time after rebecca was born come sit with her do you think we will ever see father again no rebecca he is dead he that believeth in me though he were dead yet shall he live [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] so [Music] grandfather wasn't always blind he took good care of us until he lost his sight and now it is our turn to look after him open your eyes reuben master [Music] rebecca look at you [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] what are you so happy about if only you had been here to see what we saw and you didn't even think to invite me how could i invite you if you are fishing with your father besides i'm just a girl isn't that right i see how it is isaac good morning rebecca has been anxiously awaiting your return hi what a fine looking young man you've become very fine indeed you can see grandfather grandfather what did the darkness mean i don't know they killed him he killed the messiah [Music] rebecca [Music] so [Music] [Music] um i don't understand he was so good and so kind why did they have to hurt him why he came to save the world rebecca just like he told you he gave his life willingly for all of us for you for me and now it is done i will never see him again [Music] me [Music] me [Music] she hasn't spoken in over a week i don't know what to do for her perhaps if she has to help someone else she'll forget her troubles i have an idea how are you feeling this morning i'm not so good myself you're not what's wrong i've been longing for a supper of fish and your mother's busy and can't go to the market perhaps isaac can go no he's too busy riding around on his donkey pretending to be something important i suppose i'll have to do without i will go you will you will go well of course why didn't i think of that myself tell mother where i've gone thank you my child rebecca [Music] i thought i'd never see you again remember i am with you always [Music] what is it i saw him he lives the messiah lives [Music] does this mean you'll see father again he that believeth in me though he were dead yet shall he live yes rebecca we will see your father again [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] you