Touched by an Angel · Season 1
Please. Don't ask me. I don't want to get involved.
And you think that will keep you safe? Whoever set that bomb is going to burn the house down. Just in case the wind changes, I hope the flames next door remember that you don't want to get involved.
Now wait a minute! I'm not a bad person. It's just that...
Evil thrives when good men do nothing.
If you can't find the love in you, let God love through you.
First lesson. Don't wait for evil to come to you.
(instructing Jerry on backing the angels up) Now, we're going down that road to face the devil himself. If it turns into a battle, we can save your life, but your soul is up to you.
God did give you the gift of leadership. But this this creature perverted it. He took your pain and loneliness and he taught you to control instead of lead. He stole your gift and he stole your life. That's what Satan does.
So, Tim, let me get this straight. He used your fear and your pain and your hate and talked you into killing somebody? So then where does he get his power from, huh? Ah! I guess he gets it from you.
That darn free will.
God screwed up. Free will is a curse.
Free will is a gift. And love is a choice. And hate leaves you no choice but you've got a choice here, Tim. Monica and Sam and I just have the power to reveal him to you. But you can make him go away. He can't stay any longer than you let him. God loves you, Tim. And He wants you back.
Remember when ma decided to cook for Thanksgiving and she put cayenne pepper on the turkey instead of paprika? And she told us to be thankful we still have mouths left?
[When Megan tells Sam she has AIDS]
Sam, say something, please.
I don't know what to say.
It's okay. Nobody ever does.
Sam, look, I appreciate everything you're trying to do but if you wanna do something for me, be my friend.
I'm not trying to do anything. And I am your friend. But a friend can't be there for you the way a husband can. And I will love you and I will care for you...
...'til death do we part.
That's the vow I wanna make.
War, famine, plagues have wiped out entire civilizations but love has never been wiped out.
I could yell the words of God until the cows come home but you wouldn't hear. Not until you let go of your fear.
I want to save them.
Precious, there's nothing you can do but love them.
There's nothing more dangerous than loving. Unless it's not loving. He didn't say it was gonna be easy. But He says it's surely gonna be worthwhile.
Let me just ask you one thing. Why? Why did He do this to me? Why did I do to deserve this?
Nothing. Megan, you've done nothing. This is not a punishment. God hasn't done this to you. God didn't set this journey in motion. He's just as angry as you are that you have to walk this road. But He promises you this, Megan. He will walk this road with you and He will be there for you when you reach the end of it. God loves you. The love has always been there for you. All any of you needed was the courage to hold onto it.
[Holding a toad] I think this is one of the ugliest things I've ever seen.
Well, I suppose he is if that's all you're looking at.
He?
Yeah, that's Jerome. He's got a name and a heart and warts. I guess the warts are all you can see.
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