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my sweet daughter.

There are so many stars.

Have you ever

tried to count them?

No one can manage that.

God can.

God cannot only count them,

he has a name for every

single one of them.

He knows your name too.

Mmm, dear, thank you.

Oh, that smells good.

It will be ready to eat soon.

A great meal starts with an

empty stomach, not a full one.

God go with you, my brother.

If you find yourself

on the road to Ephesus,

look for the sign of the fish.

There's someone here to see you.

Please, bring him in.

Quadratus seeks his answer.

It is not to be found

within these walls.

The Proconsul desires

peace among our people.

A desire we both share.

And you will persuade them?

I will persuade them.

I will persuade them to

worship the one true God

and to worship him alone.

You have my thanks.

Caesar is powerful.

At least give thoughts

to my words.

That I will.

And you give thought to mine.

What was that all about?

I've known Maximus

a long time...

and despite everything

I've told him...

he is still convinced

his gods are real.

What makes your god any

more real than his gods?

Now, that is a good question.

Those gods were made

by hands of men.

They have eyes but cannot see.

Ears, but cannot hear.

Mouths, but cannot speak.

Our God sees all things.

Hears our every prayer.

And his word endures forever.

The true God

made the hands of men.

Can you not sleep, my child?

Come.

Tell me.

What is on your mind?

I don't understand...

God loves us.

Ah, well, no one fully can.

The first person to

teach me about God's love

was a very kind Christian

woman named Callisto.

She purchased me as a slave...

brought me into her home

and raised me as a son.

Her very life was a

testimony of God's love.

That necklace you wear

once belonged to her.

She gave you your freedom?

Yes, yes she did.

When I came of age,

I went to study under

the apostle John, the

disciple whom Jesus loved.

He taught me much

about God's love.

He used to say,

"My dear children,"

"let us love one another,

for love is of God."

If it weren't for God's love,

I would not be here.

And I suppose, then, you

would not be here either.

That should be enough to

think about for one night.

God?

God of the Christians.

If you are listening, thank

you for bringing me here.

Oh!

Cicero, come here, my son.

Wait here.

I'm glad you happened upon us.

We came to show our devotion

to Caesar as a family.

You're welcome to join us.

We must honor Caesar,

not worship him.

Caesar is no god.

Ah, the innocence of youth.

You say that Caesar

is not a god.

Cicero,

there's only one true god.

Come lad, there's no one more

powerful on earth than Caesar.

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