[ Warren pauses for a moment, then carefully, slowly, kneels down against the bars. He beckons John down with him. And if he joins him, Warren will reach through the bars and gently curl his hand around the back of John's head so that their foreheads press together lightly. And then, quietly, only as far as a breath, he speaks. ]
You have to know, John. You have to know... to have purpose.
I told you God brought you here. Not to mock Him. Not to mock you. But because that is the fundamental question you have to face in this place:
If God brought you here, if God gave you this chance, you are here to be transformed. You are here. to become new. To learn new ways. To see with new eyes. Your hands must learn new work. You are here... to become a better servant than your world? or the people you knew. could manage.
If God did not bring you, then you have to decide. What you're doing. Why you're doing it. What matters. What is right. if God did not bring you here, then He has no power over you. Or your fate. And that is freedom? Terrifying. freedom. And you will need to find a purpose of your own.
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You have to know, John. You have to know... to have purpose.
I told you God brought you here. Not to mock Him. Not to mock you. But because that is the fundamental question you have to face in this place:
If God brought you here, if God gave you this chance, you are here to be transformed. You are here. to become new. To learn new ways. To see with new eyes. Your hands must learn new work. You are here... to become a better servant than your world? or the people you knew. could manage.
If God did not bring you, then you have to decide. What you're doing. Why you're doing it. What matters. What is right. if God did not bring you here, then He has no power over you. Or your fate. And that is freedom? Terrifying. freedom. And you will need to find a purpose of your own.
But you have to know, John. You have to decide.