The Miracle Maker (1999)

Rebecca Callard: Tamar

Quotes 

• Jairus : Master, come with us. Sit by our fire.

  Cleopas : There are many things we don't understand.

  Jesus : [distracted]  I will come and talk to you Cleopas. I... I promise... Jairus... very soon and we... we will talk about many things.

  [walks toward the Garden of Olives] 

  Tamar : Where are you going?

  Jesus : You can't come with me now.

  [kneels before her] 

  Jesus : But one day you will.

  Tamar : [sad]  I don't *want* you to go.

  Jesus : Shh, shh don't be upset. Don't be afraid. In my Father's house there are so many rooms,

  [smiles] 

  Jesus : *so* many.

  [he embraces Tamar] 

  Jesus : I'm going to find a wonderful place for you. One day, you will always be with me.

• Jesus : Come to me, come and listen to me. Come to me!

  Tamar : [sees Jesus]  Mother!

  Rachel : Come on Tamar, I should never have brought you to the fields today.

  Tamar : It's him! The carpenter from Sepphoris!

• Tamar : Why are we meeting in secret?

  Mary Magdalene : Because Jesus is safer here.

  Cleopas : No one would arrest him at Passover.

  Tamar : [surprised]  Arrest him?

• Mary Magdalene : [rambling]  Thieves! You think I don't see you? The emperor, he told me... I know! Oh!

  [looks towards workers] 

  Mary Magdalene : Oh lovely.

  Carpenter : [mockingly]  Lovely!

  [they laugh] 

  Foreman : Back to work!

  Mary Magdalene : [smiling at Foreman]  You like nice things?

  Foreman : Get out!

  [shoves Mary to the ground] 

  Foreman : Out!

  Mary Magdalene : [screams]  Agh!

  [Foreman goes to strike her with a scourge, is blocked by Jesus] 

  Tamar : [points to Jesus]  Father.

  Mary Magdalene : [whimpering]  Mmm...

  [Jesus kneels in front of Mary, but she runs away] 

  Jairus : [dismissive]  This is how it is in Sepphoris, an unholy place for the synagogue!

  Tamar : Father!

• Tamar : [gasping for air]  Father?

  Jairus : [taking her in his arms]  Yes, I'm here.

  Tamar : Am I going to die?

  Jairus : No.

  [holds her close] 

  Jairus : *No.*

  Rachel : She keeps saying his name. Jesus.

  Tamar : Yes. Take me to Jesus.

  Pharisee : [in Jairus' memory]  Anyone who follows Jesus is an enemy of God!

  Jairus : No.

  [Tamar and Rachel weep] 

  Jairus : No. No I will not listen to them. I will go. I will go to Jesus.

  Rachel : You will?

  Jairus : Yes.

  [points to Tamar] 

  Jairus : And you will be healed by his power.

  [Tamar smiles] 

  Jairus : By the power of God!